The water crisis in the state of Selangor has prompted the state water authority to use water from abandoned mining pools as an alternative resource of raw water supply. In this study, the potential use of the mining pool water has been assessed to evaluate its safe use for potable water consumption, which is the source of raw water to be supplied to water treatment plants. Assessments were made between sampling sites that include abandoned mining pools, active sand mining pools, and the receiving streams (two tributaries and the main river, Selangor River) within Bestari Jaya catchment, Selangor River Basin. As anticipated, some concentrations of metals were found in the active mining pool and in its discharge, such as iron, manganese, lead, copper and zinc. However, the trace elements were found at very low concentrations or below detection limits in the abandoned mining pools and in the rivers. It was found that generally the quality of the water in the rivers (upstream of water intake of the water treatment plants) was well below the recommended guideline limits set out by the Malaysia Ministry of Health for untreated raw water, and therefore is safe for potable water use.
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October 05 2015
Assessing the potential use of abandoned mining pools as an alternative resource of raw water supply Available to Purchase
Faradiella Mohd Kusin;
1Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia UPM, 43400 Serdang, Malaysia
2Environmental Forensics Research Centre (ENFORCE), Faculty of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia UPM, 43400 Serdang, Malaysia
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Mohd Syakirin Md Zahar;
Mohd Syakirin Md Zahar
1Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia UPM, 43400 Serdang, Malaysia
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Siti Nurjaliah Muhammad;
Siti Nurjaliah Muhammad
1Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia UPM, 43400 Serdang, Malaysia
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Zafira Md Zin;
Zafira Md Zin
1Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia UPM, 43400 Serdang, Malaysia
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Sharifah Mohd Sharif
Sharifah Mohd Sharif
1Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia UPM, 43400 Serdang, Malaysia
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Water Supply (2016) 16 (2): 410–417.
Article history
Received:
March 05 2015
Accepted:
September 21 2015
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Faradiella Mohd Kusin, Mohd Syakirin Md Zahar, Siti Nurjaliah Muhammad, Zafira Md Zin, Sharifah Mohd Sharif; Assessing the potential use of abandoned mining pools as an alternative resource of raw water supply. Water Supply 1 April 2016; 16 (2): 410–417. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2015.150
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