Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences Vol 18 No 1 (2014): 148 – 154

 

 

 

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETER IN UPSTREAM RIVERS AND TIMAH TASOH LAKE, PERLIS:

PRELIMINARY STUDY

 

(Taburan Spatial Parameter Fizikal-Kimia Di Sungai Dan Empangan Timah Tasoh, Perlis: Kajian Permulaan)

 

Siti Aesah Abdullah^1,2*, Sharizal Hasan², Mohd Lias Kamal², Norshahrizan Mohd Hashim³

 

¹Faculty of Applied Sciences,

Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

²Faculty of Applied Sciences,

³Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying,

Universiti Teknologi MARA, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia

 

*Corresponding author: sa.abdullah26@gmail.com

 

 

Abstract

Rivers located in the northern part of Perlis which are used as a source of fresh water for Tasoh Dam are exposed to heavy metals pollution since all industrial and agricultural waste were directly discharge into rivers. In order to determine the distribution pattern of heavy metals in rivers and dam, the physico-chemical parameter forms of metals were investigated.  Surface water sample were collected randomly from selected sampling site and were analysed for lead (Pb), copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), arsenic (As) and manganese (Mn) using Inductive Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The concentration range of the metals were; 0.37-2.37 ppb, 0.23-3.27 ppb, 0.57-6.8 ppb, 0.27-12.60 ppb and 7.00-383.83 ppb respectively. All measured metals were found to be below the permissible limit set by Department of Environment Malaysia except for manganese. The sources of Mn were come from industrial activities such as textiles, chemical, food industry which directly discharged waste water into river.

 

Keywords: heavy metals, pollution,distribution,spatial,anthropogenic

 

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