Monitoring and physico-chemical assessment of ex-mining pools in Perak, Malaysia
Date
2017
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Universiti Malaya
Abstract
Monitoring and Physico-chemical characterization of ex-mining pools was carried out for 9 months at 15 days interval. Physico-chemical parameters such as pH, electrical conductivity, total suspended solids (TSS), total dissolved solids (TDS), chemical oxygen demand (COD), hardness as well as anions including chloride, nitrate, phosphate, sulfate and cations such as calcium, magnesium, tin, lead, iron, nickel, chromium, zinc were investigated. A comparison was also made to National Drinking Water Quality Standards Malaysia (NDWQSM).
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Ex-mining pools, Heavy metals, Water characterization, Tin, Lead
Citation
Qadir, D., Mukhtar, H., & Lau, K. K. (2017). Monitoring and physico-chemical assessment of ex-mining pools in Perak, Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Science, 36(1), 32-46.