The quantification of urban litter load at gross pollutant trap along Sungai Batu, Selangor
The massive amount of urban litter in Malaysia is influenced by rapid population growth, development, economic growth and unsustainable lifestyles. Few studies have assessed the amount of urban litter load and its composition at gross pollutant trap (GPT), significantly contributing to lack of histo...
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| author | Abdul Malik, Nur Khaliesah Abd Manaf, Latifah Jamil, Nor rohaizah Rosli, Mohd Hafiz Mohd Yusof, Fasihah Ashaari, Zulfa Hanan |
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| description | The massive amount of urban litter in Malaysia is influenced by rapid population growth, development, economic growth and unsustainable lifestyles. Few studies have assessed the amount of urban litter load and its composition at gross pollutant trap (GPT), significantly contributing to lack of historical data. This study is aimed to assess the amount of urban litter load in wet basis condition at individual GPTs along Sungai Batu, Selangor in 2015. The urban litter collection data at each GPT in 2015 were sourced from Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID). Samples were manually collected once a month, stored in plastic bag and immediately weighed and recorded by following the ASCE standard method. The result shows that the total amount of urban litter load in 2015 was 3761.72 kg/year (Mean ± SD; 313.4767 ± 141.9105 kg/year). In such situations, further study on urban litter load and its composition trapped at GPTs is urgently required as it is crucial to establish baseline data information during the decision making process, holistically improving stormwater management and urban litter management in Malaysia. |
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| spelling | upm-825652020-09-15T07:06:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82565/ The quantification of urban litter load at gross pollutant trap along Sungai Batu, Selangor Abdul Malik, Nur Khaliesah Abd Manaf, Latifah Jamil, Nor rohaizah Rosli, Mohd Hafiz Mohd Yusof, Fasihah Ashaari, Zulfa Hanan The massive amount of urban litter in Malaysia is influenced by rapid population growth, development, economic growth and unsustainable lifestyles. Few studies have assessed the amount of urban litter load and its composition at gross pollutant trap (GPT), significantly contributing to lack of historical data. This study is aimed to assess the amount of urban litter load in wet basis condition at individual GPTs along Sungai Batu, Selangor in 2015. The urban litter collection data at each GPT in 2015 were sourced from Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID). Samples were manually collected once a month, stored in plastic bag and immediately weighed and recorded by following the ASCE standard method. The result shows that the total amount of urban litter load in 2015 was 3761.72 kg/year (Mean ± SD; 313.4767 ± 141.9105 kg/year). In such situations, further study on urban litter load and its composition trapped at GPTs is urgently required as it is crucial to establish baseline data information during the decision making process, holistically improving stormwater management and urban litter management in Malaysia. Malaysian Institute of Planners 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82565/1/The%20quantification%20of%20urban%20litter%20load%20at%20gross%20pollutant%20trap%20along%20Sungai%20Batu%2C%20Selangor.pdf Abdul Malik, Nur Khaliesah and Abd Manaf, Latifah and Jamil, Nor rohaizah and Rosli, Mohd Hafiz and Mohd Yusof, Fasihah and Ashaari, Zulfa Hanan (2019) The quantification of urban litter load at gross pollutant trap along Sungai Batu, Selangor. Planning Malaysia, 17 (2). pp. 27-37. ISSN 1675-6215 10.21837/pmjournal.v17.i10.626 |
| spellingShingle | Abdul Malik, Nur Khaliesah Abd Manaf, Latifah Jamil, Nor rohaizah Rosli, Mohd Hafiz Mohd Yusof, Fasihah Ashaari, Zulfa Hanan The quantification of urban litter load at gross pollutant trap along Sungai Batu, Selangor |
| title | The quantification of urban litter load at gross pollutant trap along Sungai Batu, Selangor |
| title_full | The quantification of urban litter load at gross pollutant trap along Sungai Batu, Selangor |
| title_fullStr | The quantification of urban litter load at gross pollutant trap along Sungai Batu, Selangor |
| title_full_unstemmed | The quantification of urban litter load at gross pollutant trap along Sungai Batu, Selangor |
| title_short | The quantification of urban litter load at gross pollutant trap along Sungai Batu, Selangor |
| title_sort | quantification of urban litter load at gross pollutant trap along sungai batu, selangor |
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