Sewage Pollution in the Coastal Waters off Port Dickson, Straits of Malacca

The distribution of fecal colifonn bacteria in the near-shore waters and coastal waters of Port Dickson was studied between August 1987 and August 1989. Although a significantly high level of fecal coliform bacteria was found in the near- shore waters, very low levels were detected in the sediment...

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Main Authors: Law, A. T., Othman, Azahar
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: 1990
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2890/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2890/1/Sewage_Pollution_in_the_Coastal_Waters.pdf
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description The distribution of fecal colifonn bacteria in the near-shore waters and coastal waters of Port Dickson was studied between August 1987 and August 1989. Although a significantly high level of fecal coliform bacteria was found in the near- shore waters, very low levels were detected in the sediments and in roastal waters between 0.5 km and 5 kIn away from the roast. The results indirate that the coastal waters of Port Dickson are suitable for recreational and aquaculture uses.
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spelling upm-28902013-05-27T07:04:12Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2890/ Sewage Pollution in the Coastal Waters off Port Dickson, Straits of Malacca Law, A. T. Othman, Azahar The distribution of fecal colifonn bacteria in the near-shore waters and coastal waters of Port Dickson was studied between August 1987 and August 1989. Although a significantly high level of fecal coliform bacteria was found in the near- shore waters, very low levels were detected in the sediments and in roastal waters between 0.5 km and 5 kIn away from the roast. The results indirate that the coastal waters of Port Dickson are suitable for recreational and aquaculture uses. 1990 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2890/1/Sewage_Pollution_in_the_Coastal_Waters.pdf Law, A. T. and Othman, Azahar (1990) Sewage Pollution in the Coastal Waters off Port Dickson, Straits of Malacca. Pertanika, 13 (3). pp. 375-380. English
spellingShingle Law, A. T.
Othman, Azahar
Sewage Pollution in the Coastal Waters off Port Dickson, Straits of Malacca
title Sewage Pollution in the Coastal Waters off Port Dickson, Straits of Malacca
title_full Sewage Pollution in the Coastal Waters off Port Dickson, Straits of Malacca
title_fullStr Sewage Pollution in the Coastal Waters off Port Dickson, Straits of Malacca
title_full_unstemmed Sewage Pollution in the Coastal Waters off Port Dickson, Straits of Malacca
title_short Sewage Pollution in the Coastal Waters off Port Dickson, Straits of Malacca
title_sort sewage pollution in the coastal waters off port dickson, straits of malacca
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2890/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2890/1/Sewage_Pollution_in_the_Coastal_Waters.pdf