Microbiological examination of column water in Terengganu (kualiti mikrobiologi turus air di Terengganu, Malaysia)
The microbiological quality of rural column water at Terengganu was determined. Coliform (E.coli), algae, fungi and total count of bacteria were used indicators for the hygienic quality of the Kuala Terengganu water. Membrane filter method and direct count method were applied for the purpose of dete...
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Malaysian Society of Analytical Sciences (ANALIS), UKM
2009
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/4486/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4486/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4486/1/Analysis-2-2009.pdf |
| Summary: | The microbiological quality of rural column water at Terengganu was determined. Coliform (E.coli), algae, fungi and total count of bacteria were used indicators for the hygienic quality of the Kuala Terengganu water. Membrane filter method and direct count method were applied for the purpose of detection and enumeration. Conclusions relative to the water quality status, as well as the possible reasons for water quality problems are presented in this paper. Obtained results indicated that the water quality
status of Kuala Terengganu area cannot cope up with the Malaysia Ministry of Health or World Health Organization standards. Generally the water quality depends on its microbiological conditions. On the other hand, the presence of the micro-organisms in some column water showed that some of the ground water Kuala Terengganu is polluted.
Kajian ini telah dilakukan bagi mengetahui kualiti turus air (column water) di Terengganu. Kualiti mikrobiologi dinilai
berasaskan pengiraan koloni E. coli, alga dan fungi. Kaedah penapisan membran dan kaedah pengiraan terus digunakan bagi
tujuan pengesanan dan penilaian. Kertas kerja ini memaparkan keputusan kajian dan perbincangan terhadap faktor-faktor yang
menyumbang kepada tahap kualiti air yang diperolehi. Keseluruhannya, hasil kajian menunjukkan kualiti air di Kuala
Terengganu tidak mematuhi piawaian Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia atau Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia (WHO). Kandungan
mikrobiologi menunjukkan kebanyakan air bawah tanah di Kuala Terengganu mengalami pencemaran. |
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