Impact of land development on water quantity and water quality in Peninsular Malaysia

The steady population growth in Malaysia has been responsible for the usage of relatively large volumes of water. Even though water quality has begun to attain some prominence, its relation to water quantity and to water system operation has been largely overlooked. Human activities frequently chal...

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Main Authors:	Mohamad Suhaily Yusri Che Ngah, Zainudin Othman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Environmental Management Society, Malaysia 2011
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6439/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6439/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6439/1/10_MJEM_2011%282%29_Suhaily.pdf

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spelling	ukm-64392016-12-14T06:41:10Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6439/ Impact of land development on water quantity and water quality in Peninsular Malaysia Mohamad Suhaily Yusri Che Ngah, Zainudin Othman, The steady population growth in Malaysia has been responsible for the usage of relatively large volumes of water. Even though water quality has begun to attain some prominence, its relation to water quantity and to water system operation has been largely overlooked. Human activities frequently challenge the quantity and quality of water in Malaysian water resources. These include activities that use river water directly - such as irrigation and land-based activities that generate nutrients and pollutants, while also changing the runoff patterns of their catchments. A growing population with growing expectations places increasing pressure on our water resources, stretching their ability in maintaining the standards of water quantity and quality. Environmental Management Society, Malaysia 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6439/1/10_MJEM_2011%282%29_Suhaily.pdf Mohamad Suhaily Yusri Che Ngah, and Zainudin Othman, (2011) Impact of land development on water quantity and water quality in Peninsular Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Environmental Management, 12 (2). pp. 113-120. ISSN 1511-7855 http://www.emsmalaysia.org
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description	The steady population growth in Malaysia has been responsible for the usage of relatively large volumes of water. Even though water quality has begun to attain some prominence, its relation to water quantity and to water system operation has been largely overlooked. Human activities frequently challenge the quantity and quality of water in Malaysian water resources. These include activities that use river water directly - such as irrigation and land-based activities that generate nutrients and pollutants, while also changing the runoff patterns of their catchments. A growing population with growing expectations places increasing pressure on our water resources, stretching their ability in maintaining the standards of water quantity and quality.
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author	Mohamad Suhaily Yusri Che Ngah, Zainudin Othman,
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author_facet	Mohamad Suhaily Yusri Che Ngah, Zainudin Othman,
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title	Impact of land development on water quantity and water quality in Peninsular Malaysia
title_short	Impact of land development on water quantity and water quality in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full	Impact of land development on water quantity and water quality in Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr	Impact of land development on water quantity and water quality in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Impact of land development on water quantity and water quality in Peninsular Malaysia
title_sort	impact of land development on water quantity and water quality in peninsular malaysia
publisher	Environmental Management Society, Malaysia
publishDate	2011
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6439/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6439/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6439/1/10_MJEM_2011%282%29_Suhaily.pdf
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Impact of land development on water quantity and water quality in Peninsular Malaysia

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