A water quality survey of Cameron Highlands watershed.

A water quality survey of Cameron Highland's watershed were carried out during a rainy season. Both the rivers and lake in the area were sampled. The highlands's main activities were agriculture and tourism . The water quality parameter investigated includes,BOD,COD,suspended solids,nitrog...

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Main Authors: Suki , A., M. Jaffar, Maizura
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spelling my.upm.eprints.198112014-03-04T08:56:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19811/ A water quality survey of Cameron Highlands watershed. Suki , A. M. Jaffar, Maizura A water quality survey of Cameron Highland's watershed were carried out during a rainy season. Both the rivers and lake in the area were sampled. The highlands's main activities were agriculture and tourism . The water quality parameter investigated includes,BOD,COD,suspended solids,nitrogen compound,phosphorus,pH and dissolved oxygen. The deterioration in water quality were mainly due to suspended solids and nutrient content. This derive mainly from the agriclutural activities. Suspended solids in the rivers ranged mostly between 100 to 300mg/1 but a maximum of 2700mg/1 were detected. The nutrient level were mainly above the criteria recommended for lakes and rivers. Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19811/1/ID%2019811.pdf Suki , A. and M. Jaffar, Maizura A water quality survey of Cameron Highlands watershed. In: UNESCO Workshop on Watershed Development Management., 19 - 23 Feb 1990., Merlin Hotel,Kuala Lumpur.. . English
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description A water quality survey of Cameron Highland's watershed were carried out during a rainy season. Both the rivers and lake in the area were sampled. The highlands's main activities were agriculture and tourism . The water quality parameter investigated includes,BOD,COD,suspended solids,nitrogen compound,phosphorus,pH and dissolved oxygen. The deterioration in water quality were mainly due to suspended solids and nutrient content. This derive mainly from the agriclutural activities. Suspended solids in the rivers ranged mostly between 100 to 300mg/1 but a maximum of 2700mg/1 were detected. The nutrient level were mainly above the criteria recommended for lakes and rivers.
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author Suki , A.
M. Jaffar, Maizura
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title A water quality survey of Cameron Highlands watershed.
title_short A water quality survey of Cameron Highlands watershed.
title_full A water quality survey of Cameron Highlands watershed.
title_fullStr A water quality survey of Cameron Highlands watershed.
title_full_unstemmed A water quality survey of Cameron Highlands watershed.
title_sort water quality survey of cameron highlands watershed.
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