2019_Determination of Potential Impact of Bauxite Mining on Selected Rivers in Kuantan, Pahang
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| originalfilename | DETERMINATION OF POTENTIAL IMPACT OF BAUXITE MINING ON SELECTED RIVERS IN KUANTAN, PAHANG (MASTER_2019).pdf |
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| spelling | 15585 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/view.php?ref=15585 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/search.php?search=!collection3 General Document Malaysia Library Staff (Top Management) Library Staff (Management) Library Staff (Support) Terengganu Faculty of Bio-resources & Food Industry English application/pdf 1.5 Server storage Scanned document Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin UniSZA Private Access UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN SAMBox 2.3.4; modified using iTextSharp™ 5.5.10 ©2000-2016 iText Group NV (AGPL-version) 113 Copyright©PWB2025 2019-07-30 DETERMINATION OF POTENTIAL IMPACT OF BAUXITE MINING ON SELECTED RIVERS IN KUANTAN, PAHANG (MASTER_2019).pdf Muhamad Najmi Bin Haris 2019_Determination of Potential Impact of Bauxite Mining on Selected Rivers in Kuantan, Pahang Kuantan, Pahang, a district in eastern Peninsular Malaysia, has become a hot spot for new bauxite mines in Malaysia. Bauxite mining activities have been associated with apparent environmental quality degradation and have raised environmental concern among the public. The composition from the bauxite can cause the heavy metals toxicity to the surrounding lands and rivers. One of the impact were heavy metals toxicity and degradation of water quality to nearby rivers. Sungai Kuantan, Sungai Riau dan Sungai Pinang have potential to contaminated by the heavy metals since they are nearer to the largest bauxite mining site which is located at Bukit Goh, Kuantan Pahang. This study was carried out to determine heavy metals concentration (Al, Cu, Cd, Pb, As, Ni, Fe and Zn) in freshwater fish and river water in the selected rivers. All the sampling was done along the year 2017 (February, May, September and December). The fish samples were analyzed using acid digestion method and all the heavy metals in fish and water samples were determined using Inductive Coupled Plasma Micro Spectrometer (ICP MS). Water quality parameters were measured using in situ and ex situ method (APHA, 2005). All heavy metals in tissue and gill of freshwater fish was found higher in Sungai Kuantan. The highest content of heavy metals was Aluminium that found in tissue and gill of B. schwanenfeldii which are 12.25 ± 2.07 mg/kg and 19.43 ± 9.97 mg/kg. There is significant difference (p < 0.05) between fish species and all heavy metals. Concentration of Cu, Cd, Pb and As in tissues and gills at all rivers were below the permissible limits (FAO/WHO 1989, Malaysian Food Regulation 1985, European Community 2001 and Food and Drug Administration, 2006) while Al, Ni, Fe and Zn were above the permissible limit (FAO/WHO 1989 and Food and Drug Administration 2006). Most of heavy metals concentration in water were found higher in Sungai Kuantan such as Al, Cu, Pb and Zn. Concentration of Fe is the highest in water compared to other heavy metals but still in natural level while Al was exceeded the natural level based on NWQS.There are significant differences (p < 0.05) between all heavy metals and the selected rivers. Water Quality Index (WQI) of Sungai Kuantan, Sungai Riau and Sungai Pinang were classified in Class III which are slightly polluted. The finding from this research was showed that there are impact of bauxite mining activities to the nearby rivers which importance to the local communities. Bauxite mining Dissertations, Academic Sila masukkan subject wajib Dissertations, Academic untuk semua tesis.. Terima kasih Water Quality Bauxite Mines And Mining Environmental Impact Analysis Thesis |
| spellingShingle | 2019_Determination of Potential Impact of Bauxite Mining on Selected Rivers in Kuantan, Pahang |
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| subject | Bauxite mining Dissertations, Academic |
| summary | Kuantan, Pahang, a district in eastern Peninsular Malaysia, has become a hot spot for new bauxite mines in Malaysia. Bauxite mining activities have been associated with apparent environmental quality degradation and have raised environmental concern among the public. The composition from the bauxite can cause the heavy metals toxicity to the surrounding lands and rivers. One of the impact were heavy metals toxicity and degradation of water quality to nearby rivers. Sungai Kuantan, Sungai Riau dan Sungai Pinang have potential to contaminated by the heavy metals since they are nearer to the largest bauxite mining site which is located at Bukit Goh, Kuantan Pahang. This study was carried out to determine heavy metals concentration (Al, Cu, Cd, Pb, As, Ni, Fe and Zn) in freshwater fish and river water in the selected rivers. All the sampling was done along the year 2017 (February, May, September and December). The fish samples were analyzed using acid digestion method and all the heavy metals in fish and water samples were determined using Inductive Coupled Plasma Micro Spectrometer (ICP MS). Water quality parameters were measured using in situ and ex situ method (APHA, 2005). All heavy metals in tissue and gill of freshwater fish was found higher in Sungai Kuantan. The highest content of heavy metals was Aluminium that found in tissue and gill of B. schwanenfeldii which are 12.25 ± 2.07 mg/kg and 19.43 ± 9.97 mg/kg. There is significant difference (p < 0.05) between fish species and all heavy metals. Concentration of Cu, Cd, Pb and As in tissues and gills at all rivers were below the permissible limits (FAO/WHO 1989, Malaysian Food Regulation 1985, European Community 2001 and Food and Drug Administration, 2006) while Al, Ni, Fe and Zn were above the permissible limit (FAO/WHO 1989 and Food and Drug Administration 2006). Most of heavy metals concentration in water were found higher in Sungai Kuantan such as Al, Cu, Pb and Zn. Concentration of Fe is the highest in water compared to other heavy metals but still in natural level while Al was exceeded the natural level based on NWQS.There are significant differences (p < 0.05) between all heavy metals and the selected rivers. Water Quality Index (WQI) of Sungai Kuantan, Sungai Riau and Sungai Pinang were classified in Class III which are slightly polluted. The finding from this research was showed that there are impact of bauxite mining activities to the nearby rivers which importance to the local communities. |
| title | 2019_Determination of Potential Impact of Bauxite Mining on Selected Rivers in Kuantan, Pahang |
| title_full | 2019_Determination of Potential Impact of Bauxite Mining on Selected Rivers in Kuantan, Pahang |
| title_fullStr | 2019_Determination of Potential Impact of Bauxite Mining on Selected Rivers in Kuantan, Pahang |
| title_full_unstemmed | 2019_Determination of Potential Impact of Bauxite Mining on Selected Rivers in Kuantan, Pahang |
| title_short | 2019_Determination of Potential Impact of Bauxite Mining on Selected Rivers in Kuantan, Pahang |
| title_sort | 2019_determination of potential impact of bauxite mining on selected rivers in kuantan, pahang |