An assessment of surface water quality and heavy metals involving the rare earth elements in Sungai Tunggak and Sungai Balok, Gebeng, Kuantan, Pahang

INTRODUCTION: Water pollution caused by rare earth elements (REEs) and heavy metals have become serious threats to the survival of aquatic organisms, human, and environment especially in Pahang. This alarming circumstance has inspired the study to measure water quality and concentration of REEs and...

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Main Authors:	Ab Wahab, Siti Umi Kalthum, Shaibullah, Siti Hajar, Abu Samah, Mohd Armi, Mohd Aris, Mohd Shukri
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2015
Subjects:	RA1190 Toxicology
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/48876/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/48876/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/48876/18/48876_AN%20ASSESSMENT%20OF%20SURFACE_complete.pdf

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spelling	iium-488762017-08-01T02:37:08Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/48876/ An assessment of surface water quality and heavy metals involving the rare earth elements in Sungai Tunggak and Sungai Balok, Gebeng, Kuantan, Pahang Ab Wahab, Siti Umi Kalthum Shaibullah, Siti Hajar Abu Samah, Mohd Armi Mohd Aris, Mohd Shukri RA1190 Toxicology INTRODUCTION: Water pollution caused by rare earth elements (REEs) and heavy metals have become serious threats to the survival of aquatic organisms, human, and environment especially in Pahang. This alarming circumstance has inspired the study to measure water quality and concentration of REEs and heavy metals in the rivers within an industrial area. The aim of the study was to measure the correlation between physical water quality parameters with the concentration of REEs and heavy metals. For achieving these objectives, collected data was done in dry seasons (April – June) in year 2014 and 2015. Both data were compared and analyzed based on different location at the selected river in Gebeng industrial area, Pahang. METHODS: The physical parameters such as temperature, specific conductivity, pH, salinity, turbidity, dissolved oxygen (DO), and biological oxygen demand (BOD) were measured by using hydrolab. The water samples were then collected for tracing the REEs and heavy metals by using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). Malaysian Interim National Water Quality Standard (INWQS) was used as reference. RESULTS: Water quality parameters were all within the permissible limit except for TDS and turbidity in 2014 and turbidity, salinity, DO and BOD in 2015. Besides, REEs elements investigated in this study showed that the concentration of one of the investigated elements was thorium exceeded the permissible limit at the first location which recorded 2.54 ppb in year 2014. CONCLUSIONS: The current study progress is not fully investigated, but as the whole, the results may be reflected with river water flow from upstream, middle stream and downstream. Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2015-11-05 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/48876/18/48876_AN%20ASSESSMENT%20OF%20SURFACE_complete.pdf Ab Wahab, Siti Umi Kalthum and Shaibullah, Siti Hajar and Abu Samah, Mohd Armi and Mohd Aris, Mohd Shukri (2015) An assessment of surface water quality and heavy metals involving the rare earth elements in Sungai Tunggak and Sungai Balok, Gebeng, Kuantan, Pahang. In: Conference on Malaysia’s Rare Earth: From R&D to Production 2015, 5-6 November 2015, Bukit Gambang Resort City, Kuantan. (Unpublished) http://www.ump.edu.my/en/event/conference-malaysian-rare-earth-technology-rd-to-pruduction-0
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spellingShingle	RA1190 Toxicology Ab Wahab, Siti Umi Kalthum Shaibullah, Siti Hajar Abu Samah, Mohd Armi Mohd Aris, Mohd Shukri An assessment of surface water quality and heavy metals involving the rare earth elements in Sungai Tunggak and Sungai Balok, Gebeng, Kuantan, Pahang
description	INTRODUCTION: Water pollution caused by rare earth elements (REEs) and heavy metals have become serious threats to the survival of aquatic organisms, human, and environment especially in Pahang. This alarming circumstance has inspired the study to measure water quality and concentration of REEs and heavy metals in the rivers within an industrial area. The aim of the study was to measure the correlation between physical water quality parameters with the concentration of REEs and heavy metals. For achieving these objectives, collected data was done in dry seasons (April – June) in year 2014 and 2015. Both data were compared and analyzed based on different location at the selected river in Gebeng industrial area, Pahang. METHODS: The physical parameters such as temperature, specific conductivity, pH, salinity, turbidity, dissolved oxygen (DO), and biological oxygen demand (BOD) were measured by using hydrolab. The water samples were then collected for tracing the REEs and heavy metals by using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). Malaysian Interim National Water Quality Standard (INWQS) was used as reference. RESULTS: Water quality parameters were all within the permissible limit except for TDS and turbidity in 2014 and turbidity, salinity, DO and BOD in 2015. Besides, REEs elements investigated in this study showed that the concentration of one of the investigated elements was thorium exceeded the permissible limit at the first location which recorded 2.54 ppb in year 2014. CONCLUSIONS: The current study progress is not fully investigated, but as the whole, the results may be reflected with river water flow from upstream, middle stream and downstream.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Ab Wahab, Siti Umi Kalthum Shaibullah, Siti Hajar Abu Samah, Mohd Armi Mohd Aris, Mohd Shukri
author_facet	Ab Wahab, Siti Umi Kalthum Shaibullah, Siti Hajar Abu Samah, Mohd Armi Mohd Aris, Mohd Shukri
author_sort	Ab Wahab, Siti Umi Kalthum
title	An assessment of surface water quality and heavy metals involving the rare earth elements in Sungai Tunggak and Sungai Balok, Gebeng, Kuantan, Pahang
title_short	An assessment of surface water quality and heavy metals involving the rare earth elements in Sungai Tunggak and Sungai Balok, Gebeng, Kuantan, Pahang
title_full	An assessment of surface water quality and heavy metals involving the rare earth elements in Sungai Tunggak and Sungai Balok, Gebeng, Kuantan, Pahang
title_fullStr	An assessment of surface water quality and heavy metals involving the rare earth elements in Sungai Tunggak and Sungai Balok, Gebeng, Kuantan, Pahang
title_full_unstemmed	An assessment of surface water quality and heavy metals involving the rare earth elements in Sungai Tunggak and Sungai Balok, Gebeng, Kuantan, Pahang
title_sort	assessment of surface water quality and heavy metals involving the rare earth elements in sungai tunggak and sungai balok, gebeng, kuantan, pahang
publisher	Universiti Malaysia Pahang
publishDate	2015
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/48876/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/48876/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/48876/18/48876_AN%20ASSESSMENT%20OF%20SURFACE_complete.pdf
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An assessment of surface water quality and heavy metals involving the rare earth elements in Sungai Tunggak and Sungai Balok, Gebeng, Kuantan, Pahang

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