Water Quality from a Mixed Land-Use Catchment in Miri, Sarawak
Urbanization has been found to impact stormwater
runoff quantity and quality. A study catchment with mixed land use,
residential and industrial were investigated and the water quality
discharged from the catchment were sampled and tested for four
basic water quality parameters; BOD5, NH3-N, NO3-N and P. One
dry weather flow and several stormwater runoff were sampled.
Results were compared to the USEPA stormwater quality benchmark
values and the Interim National Water Quality Standards for
Malaysia (INWQS). The concentration of the parameters was found
to vary significantly between storms and the pollutant of concern was
found to be NO3-N.
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Environment, vol. 348, pp. 1-18, 2005.
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flush analysis of urban storm runoff," Science of the Total Environment,
vol. 293, pp. 163-175, 2002.
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characterization and load estimation in Saskatoon, Canada," Journal of
Environmental Engineering, vol. 132, no. 11, pp. 1470-1481, 2006.
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pollution loading from an urban residential catchment in Johor,
Malaysia," Water science and technology, vol. 56, no. 7, pp. 1-9, 2007.
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management of diffuse pollution. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1994.
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urbanized catchment," Science of the Total Environment, vol. 357, no.
1-3, pp. 194-207, 2009.
[19] Z. Yusop, L. W. Tan, Z. Ujang, M. Mohamed, and K. A. Nasir, 2005.
Runoff quality and pollution loadings from a tropical urban catchment.
Water science and technology, vol. 52, no. 9, pp. 125-132, 2005.
[20] J. W. Zhao, B. Q. Shan, and C. Q. Cheng, "Pollutant loads of surface
runoff in Wuhan City Zoo, an urban tourist area," Journal of
Emvironmental Sciences, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 464-468, 2007.
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Modelling & Software, vol. 16, pp. 195-231, 2001.
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analytical probabilistic models. Toronto, Ontario: Wiley, 2000.
[2] J. D. Balades, M. Cathelain, P. Marchandise, J. Peybernard, and J. C.
Pilloy, "Chronic pollution of intercity motorway runoff waters," Water
Science and Technology, vol. 17, no. 6-7, pp. 1165-1174, 1984.
[3] G. F. Birch, and S. E. Taylor, "Assessment of possible sediment toxicity
of contaminated sediments in Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia,"
Hydrobiologia, vol. 472, no. 1-3, pp. 19-27, 2002.
[4] G. A. Burton Jr., and R. Pitt, Stormwater effects handbook: A tool box
for watershed managers, scientists and engineers. Boca Raton, Florida:
CRC/Lewis Publishers, 2001.
[5] B. S. Davis, and G. F. Birch, "Catchment-wide assessment of the costeffectiveness
of stormwater remediation measures in urban areas,"
Environmental Science and Policy, vol. 12, no. 1, pp.84-91, 2009.
[6] Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia (DID), Urban
stormwater management manual for Malaysia. 2000.
[7] A. H. Elliott, and S. A. Trowsdale, "A review of models for low impact
urban stormwater drainage," Environmental modelling & software, vol.
22, no. 3, pp. 394-405, 2007.
[8] Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Final reissuance of national
pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) storm water multisector
general permit for industrial activities. Federal Register, 2000.
[9] G. A. Graves, Y. Wan, and D. L. Fike, "Water quality characteristics of
storm water from major land uses in South Florida," Journal of the
American Water Resources Association, vol. 40, no. 6, pp. 1405-1419,
2004.
[10] M. C. Gromaire-Mertz, S. Garnaud, A. Gonzalez, and G. Chebbo,
"Characterisation of urban runoff pollution in Paris," Water Science and
Technology, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 1-8, 1999.
[11] R. M. Harrison, and S. J. Wilson, "The chemical composition of
highway drainage waters I: Major ions and selected trace metals,"
Science of Total Environment, vol. 43, no. 1-2, pp. 63-77, 1985.
[12] U. M. Joshi, and R. Balasubramanian, "Characteristics and
environmental mobility of trace elements in urban runoff,"
Chemosphere, vol. 82, no. 2, pp. 259-267, 2010.
[13] L.-H. Kim, T. M. Kayhanian, K.-D. Zohc, and M. K. Stenstromd,
"Modeling of highway stormwater runoff," Science of the Total
Environment, vol. 348, pp. 1-18, 2005.
[14] J. H. Lee, K. W. Bang, L. H. Ketchum, J. S. Chloe, and M. J. Yu, "First
flush analysis of urban storm runoff," Science of the Total Environment,
vol. 293, pp. 163-175, 2002.
[15] S. M. McLeod, J. A. Kells, and G. J. Putz, "Urban runoff quality
characterization and load estimation in Saskatoon, Canada," Journal of
Environmental Engineering, vol. 132, no. 11, pp. 1470-1481, 2006.
[16] R. Nazahiyah, Z. Yusop, and I. Abustan, "Stormwater quality and
pollution loading from an urban residential catchment in Johor,
Malaysia," Water science and technology, vol. 56, no. 7, pp. 1-9, 2007.
[17] V. Novotny, and H. Olem, Water quality: prevention, identification, and
management of diffuse pollution. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1994.
[18] M. Robson, K. Spence, and L. Beech, "Stream quality in a small
urbanized catchment," Science of the Total Environment, vol. 357, no.
1-3, pp. 194-207, 2009.
[19] Z. Yusop, L. W. Tan, Z. Ujang, M. Mohamed, and K. A. Nasir, 2005.
Runoff quality and pollution loadings from a tropical urban catchment.
Water science and technology, vol. 52, no. 9, pp. 125-132, 2005.
[20] J. W. Zhao, B. Q. Shan, and C. Q. Cheng, "Pollutant loads of surface
runoff in Wuhan City Zoo, an urban tourist area," Journal of
Emvironmental Sciences, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 464-468, 2007.
[21] C. Zoppou, "Review of urban storm water models," Environmental
Modelling & Software, vol. 16, pp. 195-231, 2001.
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runoff quantity and quality. A study catchment with mixed land use,
residential and industrial were investigated and the water quality
discharged from the catchment were sampled and tested for four
basic water quality parameters; BOD5, NH3-N, NO3-N and P. One
dry weather flow and several stormwater runoff were sampled.
Results were compared to the USEPA stormwater quality benchmark
values and the Interim National Water Quality Standards for
Malaysia (INWQS). The concentration of the parameters was found
to vary significantly between storms and the pollutant of concern was
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