Assessing the potential use of abandoned mining pool as an alternative resource of raw water supply
The water crisis in the state of Selangor has prompted the state water authority to use water from abandoned mining pools as an alternative resource of raw water supply. In this study, the potential use of the mining pool water has been assessed to evaluate its safe use for potable water consumption...
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| author | Mohd Kusin, Faradiella Md Zahar, Mohd Syakirin Muhammad, Siti Nurjaliah Madzin, Zafira Mohd Sharif, Sharifah |
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| description | The water crisis in the state of Selangor has prompted the state water authority to use water from abandoned mining pools as an alternative resource of raw water supply. In this study, the potential use of the mining pool water has been assessed to evaluate its safe use for potable water consumption, which is the source of raw water to be supplied to water treatment plants. Assessments were made between sampling sites that include abandoned mining pools, active sand mining pools, and the receiving streams (two tributaries and the main river, Selangor River) within Bestari Jaya catchment, Selangor River Basin. As anticipated, some concentrations of metals were found in the active mining pool and in its discharge, such as iron, manganese, lead, copper and zinc. However, the trace elements were found at very low concentrations or below detection limits in the abandoned mining pools and in the rivers. It was found that generally the quality of the water in the rivers (upstream of water intake of the water treatment plants) was well below the recommended guideline limits set out by the Malaysia Ministry of Health for untreated raw water, and therefore is safe for potable water use. |
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| spelling | upm-520712017-05-05T02:54:26Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52071/ Assessing the potential use of abandoned mining pool as an alternative resource of raw water supply Mohd Kusin, Faradiella Md Zahar, Mohd Syakirin Muhammad, Siti Nurjaliah Madzin, Zafira Mohd Sharif, Sharifah The water crisis in the state of Selangor has prompted the state water authority to use water from abandoned mining pools as an alternative resource of raw water supply. In this study, the potential use of the mining pool water has been assessed to evaluate its safe use for potable water consumption, which is the source of raw water to be supplied to water treatment plants. Assessments were made between sampling sites that include abandoned mining pools, active sand mining pools, and the receiving streams (two tributaries and the main river, Selangor River) within Bestari Jaya catchment, Selangor River Basin. As anticipated, some concentrations of metals were found in the active mining pool and in its discharge, such as iron, manganese, lead, copper and zinc. However, the trace elements were found at very low concentrations or below detection limits in the abandoned mining pools and in the rivers. It was found that generally the quality of the water in the rivers (upstream of water intake of the water treatment plants) was well below the recommended guideline limits set out by the Malaysia Ministry of Health for untreated raw water, and therefore is safe for potable water use. IWA Publishing 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52071/1/Assessing%20the%20potential%20use%20of%20abandoned%20mining%20pool%20as%20an%20alternative%20resource%20of%20raw%20water%20supply.pdf Mohd Kusin, Faradiella and Md Zahar, Mohd Syakirin and Muhammad, Siti Nurjaliah and Madzin, Zafira and Mohd Sharif, Sharifah (2016) Assessing the potential use of abandoned mining pool as an alternative resource of raw water supply. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 16 (2). pp. 410-417. ISSN 1606-9749; ESSN: 1607-0798 http://ws.iwaponline.com/content/early/2015/10/25/ws.2015.150 10.2166/ws.2015.150 |
| spellingShingle | Mohd Kusin, Faradiella Md Zahar, Mohd Syakirin Muhammad, Siti Nurjaliah Madzin, Zafira Mohd Sharif, Sharifah Assessing the potential use of abandoned mining pool as an alternative resource of raw water supply |
| title | Assessing the potential use of abandoned mining pool as an alternative resource of raw water supply |
| title_full | Assessing the potential use of abandoned mining pool as an alternative resource of raw water supply |
| title_fullStr | Assessing the potential use of abandoned mining pool as an alternative resource of raw water supply |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the potential use of abandoned mining pool as an alternative resource of raw water supply |
| title_short | Assessing the potential use of abandoned mining pool as an alternative resource of raw water supply |
| title_sort | assessing the potential use of abandoned mining pool as an alternative resource of raw water supply |
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