The Impact of Urbanization and Industrialization on River Water Quality: A Case Study of Sungai Kluang, Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang

Increasing population, rapid urbanization and rapidly intensifying human activities have exerted immense pressure on water quality. Whenever human and industrial wastes are not properly managed, surface waters as well as ground waters become the sink for receiving such wastes. When effluents from in...

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Main Author: Ibrahim, Ab. Latif
Other Authors: Chan, Ngai Weng
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2002
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description Increasing population, rapid urbanization and rapidly intensifying human activities have exerted immense pressure on water quality. Whenever human and industrial wastes are not properly managed, surface waters as well as ground waters become the sink for receiving such wastes. When effluents from industries are discharged into river channels, the river water will be polluted physically, biologically and chemically. This is due to the increased concentration of dissolved solids, toxic chemical, BOD loadings, heavy metals and other pollutants. Pesticides and weedicides from agricultural areas add to the increasingly polluted water sources.
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spelling utm-25362010-06-01T03:03:32Z http://eprints.utm.my/2536/ The Impact of Urbanization and Industrialization on River Water Quality: A Case Study of Sungai Kluang, Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang Ibrahim, Ab. Latif Q Science (General) GE Environmental Sciences Increasing population, rapid urbanization and rapidly intensifying human activities have exerted immense pressure on water quality. Whenever human and industrial wastes are not properly managed, surface waters as well as ground waters become the sink for receiving such wastes. When effluents from industries are discharged into river channels, the river water will be polluted physically, biologically and chemically. This is due to the increased concentration of dissolved solids, toxic chemical, BOD loadings, heavy metals and other pollutants. Pesticides and weedicides from agricultural areas add to the increasingly polluted water sources. Universiti Sains Malaysia Chan, Ngai Weng 2002 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/2536/1/The_impact-2002-Ab._Latif.pdf Ibrahim, Ab. Latif (2002) The Impact of Urbanization and Industrialization on River Water Quality: A Case Study of Sungai Kluang, Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang. In: River 99: Towards Sustainable Development, Penang. Universiti Sains Malaysia, pp. 192-193.
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The Impact of Urbanization and Industrialization on River Water Quality: A Case Study of Sungai Kluang, Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang
title The Impact of Urbanization and Industrialization on River Water Quality: A Case Study of Sungai Kluang, Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang
title_full The Impact of Urbanization and Industrialization on River Water Quality: A Case Study of Sungai Kluang, Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang
title_fullStr The Impact of Urbanization and Industrialization on River Water Quality: A Case Study of Sungai Kluang, Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of Urbanization and Industrialization on River Water Quality: A Case Study of Sungai Kluang, Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang
title_short The Impact of Urbanization and Industrialization on River Water Quality: A Case Study of Sungai Kluang, Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang
title_sort impact of urbanization and industrialization on river water quality: a case study of sungai kluang, bayan lepas, pulau pinang
topic Q Science (General)
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