Sains Malaysiana 38(4)(2009): 449–455 

Indeks Kualiti Air di Sekitar Kawasan Lombongdi Pelepah Kanan Kota Tinggi, Johor

(Water Quality Index in the Vicinity of Pelepah KananMine, Kota Tinggi, Johor)

Wan Mohd Razi Idris*, Sahibin Abdul Rahim, Mohd Talib Latif, Zulfahmi Ali Rahman, Tukimat Lihan,Low Yiak Chong, Azman Hashim & Shahrinizam Mohd Yusuf

Pusat Pengajian Sains Sekitaran & Sumber Alam

Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, D.E., Malaysia

Received: 8 April 2008 / Accepted: 30 October 2008

ABSTRAK

Kajian yang dijalankan ini bertujuan untuk menilai indeks kualiti air di sekitar kawasan lombong di Sungai Pelepah Kanan, Kota Tinggi, Johor. Sebanyak enam stesen pensampelan telah dipilih dari bahagian hulu ke hilir sungai ini untuk menilai indeks kualiti air di sepanjang sungai tersebut. Tiga replikasi sampel telah diambil daripada setiap stesen pensampelan. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan pada dua musim yang berbeza iaitu musim kering (Julai) dan musim hujan (Disember) 2007. Parameter in-situ yang ditentukan dalam kajian ini ialah suhu, pH, oksigen terlarut (DO) dan konduktiviti. Parameter ex-situ yang dianalisis dalam makmal ialah turbiditi air, jumlah pepejal terampai (TSS), keperluan oksigen biokimia (BOD), keperluan oksigen kimia (COD) dan ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N). Berdasarkan Piawaian Interim Kualiti Air Kebangsaan Malaysia (INWQS) hasil kajian yang diperolehi menunjukkan semua stesen pensampelan di Sungai Pelepah Kanan pada bulan Julai berada dalam kelas I kecuali oksigen terlarut dan pH berada dalam kelas II. Selain itu, hasil kajian pada bulan Disember juga menunjukkan semua parameter fiziko-kimia berada dalam kelas I-II kecuali pH berada dalam kelas III. Ujian korelasi menunjukkan terdapat hubungan bererti antara parameter-parameter fiziko-kimia yang di tertentukan. Analisis Indeks Kualiti Air (IKA) menunjukkan nilai purata IKA pada bulan Julai adalah 96.88 (kelas I) manakala pada bulan Disember telah merosot ke 84.03 (kelas II). Berdasarkan kepada nilai IKA dan perbandingan dengan INWQS, indeks kualiti air Sungai Pelepah Kanan adalah berada pada tahapyang bersih dan kurang mengalami pencemaran yang serius daripada aktiviti antropogenik mahupun pencemaran secara semula jadi.

Kata kunci: Indeks kualiti air; Kota Tinggi; lombong

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out to determine the water quality index at the Pelepah Kanan River, Kota Tinggi, Johor. Six stations were chosen from different part of the river from upstream to downstream to represent the water quality index along this river. Three replicates of samples were taken from each station. Samples were collected in two different seasons namely dry season (July) and rainy season (December) 2007. In-situ physico-chemical measurements included temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen and conductivity. Physico-chemical parameters determined in the laboratory were turbidity, total suspended solid (TSS), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N). According to the Interim National Water Quality Standards (INWQS), results showed that all sampling stations along the Pelepah Kanan River in July fall in Class I-II for physical and chemical parameters except for dissolved oxygen and pH which was in Class I-II. The results obtained in December also showed that all sampling stations fall in Class I for physical and chemical parameters except for pH which was in Class III. Correlation test showed that some physico- chemical parameters have significant correlation with each other. Water Quality Index (WQI) analysis showed that the mean WQI value for the month of July is 96.88 (Class I) while for December, the WQI value deteriorated to 84.03 (Class II). According to the calculated values of WQI and comparison with INWQS, the index of water quality in Pelepah Kanan River is in the clean category and is not affected by pollution neither anthropogenicactivities nor natural pollution.

Keywords: Kota Tinggi; mine; water quality index

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*Corresponding author; email: razi@ukm.my