Physicochemical Parameters of Surface Seawater in Malaysia Exclusive Economic Zones Off the Coast of Sarawak
Physicochemical characteristics of seawater play crucial role for productive marine ecosystem and fisheries activities. The limited information of Sarawak surface seawaters provide objective to determine the physicochemical characteristics in Malaysia Exclusive Economic Zone off the Coast of Saraw...
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| author | Farah, Akmal Idrus Chong, Melissa Dennis Nur Syazwani, Abd Rahim Masania, Mohd Basri Jamil, Musel |
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| description | Physicochemical characteristics of seawater play crucial role for productive marine ecosystem and fisheries
activities. The limited information of Sarawak surface seawaters provide objective to determine the
physicochemical characteristics in Malaysia Exclusive Economic Zone off the Coast of Sarawak. A total of 38
samples were collected using Van Dorn Waals Sampler and the physicochemical characteristics were measured
using physicochemical parameter probes. Ranges for dissolved oxygen (DO) was 3.73-6.83 mg/l, temperature
was 27.03-30.13ºC, pH was 7.63-7.82, salinity was 33.77-36.77 ppt, turbidity was 0.01-1.01 NTU, chlorophylla
concentration was 0.01-4.52 mg/l, nitrate was 0.01–0.08 mg/l, nitrite was 0.001–0.012 mg/l and phosphate
was 0.01–5.95 mg/l. There was positive correlation between chlorophyll-a and nutrients that indicated the
biological uptake by biota (e.g. phytoplankton). In conclusion, the present study shows that the Malaysia
Exclusive Economic Zone off the Coast of Sarawak had minimal pollution based on Malaysia Marine Water
Quality Criteria. An update for physicochemical characteristics of surface seawaters in the coverage areas is required as future work. |
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| spelling | unimas-175182017-09-08T06:50:46Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17518/ Physicochemical Parameters of Surface Seawater in Malaysia Exclusive Economic Zones Off the Coast of Sarawak Farah, Akmal Idrus Chong, Melissa Dennis Nur Syazwani, Abd Rahim Masania, Mohd Basri Jamil, Musel GE Environmental Sciences Physicochemical characteristics of seawater play crucial role for productive marine ecosystem and fisheries activities. The limited information of Sarawak surface seawaters provide objective to determine the physicochemical characteristics in Malaysia Exclusive Economic Zone off the Coast of Sarawak. A total of 38 samples were collected using Van Dorn Waals Sampler and the physicochemical characteristics were measured using physicochemical parameter probes. Ranges for dissolved oxygen (DO) was 3.73-6.83 mg/l, temperature was 27.03-30.13ºC, pH was 7.63-7.82, salinity was 33.77-36.77 ppt, turbidity was 0.01-1.01 NTU, chlorophylla concentration was 0.01-4.52 mg/l, nitrate was 0.01–0.08 mg/l, nitrite was 0.001–0.012 mg/l and phosphate was 0.01–5.95 mg/l. There was positive correlation between chlorophyll-a and nutrients that indicated the biological uptake by biota (e.g. phytoplankton). In conclusion, the present study shows that the Malaysia Exclusive Economic Zone off the Coast of Sarawak had minimal pollution based on Malaysia Marine Water Quality Criteria. An update for physicochemical characteristics of surface seawaters in the coverage areas is required as future work. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17518/1/Physicochemical%20Parameters%20of%20Surface%20Seawater%20in%20Malaysia%20%28abstract%29.pdf Farah, Akmal Idrus and Chong, Melissa Dennis and Nur Syazwani, Abd Rahim and Masania, Mohd Basri and Jamil, Musel (2017) Physicochemical Parameters of Surface Seawater in Malaysia Exclusive Economic Zones Off the Coast of Sarawak. Borneo Journal of Resource Science and Technology, 7 (1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2229-9769 http://www.bjrst.unimas.my/index.php/online-issue |
| spellingShingle | GE Environmental Sciences Farah, Akmal Idrus Chong, Melissa Dennis Nur Syazwani, Abd Rahim Masania, Mohd Basri Jamil, Musel Physicochemical Parameters of Surface Seawater in Malaysia Exclusive Economic Zones Off the Coast of Sarawak |
| title | Physicochemical Parameters of Surface Seawater in Malaysia
Exclusive Economic Zones Off the Coast of Sarawak |
| title_full | Physicochemical Parameters of Surface Seawater in Malaysia
Exclusive Economic Zones Off the Coast of Sarawak |
| title_fullStr | Physicochemical Parameters of Surface Seawater in Malaysia
Exclusive Economic Zones Off the Coast of Sarawak |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physicochemical Parameters of Surface Seawater in Malaysia
Exclusive Economic Zones Off the Coast of Sarawak |
| title_short | Physicochemical Parameters of Surface Seawater in Malaysia
Exclusive Economic Zones Off the Coast of Sarawak |
| title_sort | physicochemical parameters of surface seawater in malaysia
exclusive economic zones off the coast of sarawak |
| topic | GE Environmental Sciences |
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