The Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences Vol 11 No 1 (2007): 302 – 313

 

 

A SHORT-TERM STUDY OF THE STATE OF SURFACE WATER ACIDIFICATION AT SEMENYIH DAM

 

Nesamalar Kantasamy*, S. Mariam Sumari, S. Maria Salam, Riniswani Aziz

 

Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM),

Shah Alam, Selangor

 

*Corresponding author: nesam337@salam.uitm.edu.my

 

Abstract

A short -term study was done to analyze the state of acidification of surface water at Semenyih Dam, This study is part of a continuous monitoring programme for Malaysia as a participatory country of EANET (Acid Monitoring Network in East Asia). Surface water samples were taken at selected points of the dam from February to December 2005. Temperature, electrical conductivity, pH, alkalinity, acid neutralizing capacity (ANC) as well as concentration of specific ionic species were measured, determined and analysed in this study. Present available short -term study data indicates Semenyih Dam surface water is currently not undergoing acidification.

 

Keywords :  acidification, surface water, alkalinity

 

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