An investigation of tap water quality in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia

Salah, H. O. and Sujaul, Islam Mir and Karim, Md Abdul and Mohd Nasir, Mohd Hamzah and Abdalmnam, A. and Faizal, Che Ku M. (2020) An investigation of tap water quality in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 49 (1). pp. 191-196. ISSN 0253-5416

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Abstract

Assessment of the quality of tap water at Kuantan area of Pahang, Malaysia was investigated. The parameters analyzed were total coliform, Escherichia coli, pH, total hardness, sulfate, and selected heavy metal based on drinking water quality standard Malaysia and WHO. The results showed that the fungi in the tap water in Kuantan area in different concentrations were Aspergillus sp., Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, Penicillium citrinum, Cladosporium cladosporioides, Cerrena sp., Aspergillus aculeatus, A. flavus, Cryptococcus sp., Cladosporium perangustum, Purpureocillium lilacinum and Candida catenulata. The residual free chlorine varied from 0.05 to 1.97 mg/l.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	5522/87971
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Tap water quality, Fungi, Heavy metal
Subjects:	T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Biotechnology Engineering
Depositing User:	Dr Mohd Hamzah Mohd Nasir
Date Deposited:	21 Jan 2021 13:35
Last Modified:	21 Jan 2021 13:35
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/87971

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