Malaysia Water Quality Standard

Biochemical oxygen demand bod 91 100.

Malaysia water quality standard. Water quality index wqi 81 100. They are estimated at 580 km3 year average 1977 2001 equivalent to more than 3 000 cubic meters per capita and year. These take the form of acceptable upper limits for various effluent contaminants. Utashiro mamiko created date.

However the country lacks a nationally recognized standard for water quality. Several agencies manage the system but they have no legal ties or obligations to follow. According to malaysia s environmental law environmental quality act 1974 the malaysia environmental quality sewage and industrial effluents regulations 1979 1999 2000. Drinking water quality standard engineering services division ministry of health malaysia parameter group recommended raw water quality drinking water quality standards acceptable value mg litre unless otherwise stated maximum acceptable value mg litre unless otherwise stated total coliform 1 5000 mpn 100 ml 0 in 100 ml.

Level 1 4 podium 2 3 wisma sumber asli no 25 persiaran perdana presint 4 pusat pentadbiran kerajaan persekutuan 62574 putrajaya malaysia. Suspended solids ss 76 100. This system significantly improves the water quality in malaysia. Ammoniacal nitrogen nh3 n 92 100.

Standards have been established for the quality of effluent discharged from treatment plants to receiving waters. Malaysia sewage and industrial effluent discharge standards. In 1995 total water withdrawal was estimated at 12 5 km3 or less than 3 percent of available resources. National water quality standards for malaysia parameter unit class i iia iib iii iv v al mg l 0 06 0 5 as mg l 0 05 0 4 0 05 0 1 ba mg l 1 cd mg l 0 01 0 01 0 001 0 01 cr iv mg l 0 05 1 4 0 05 0 1 cr iii mg l 2 5 cu.

Lake and reservoir water quality standards. Malaysia receives 25 000 cubic meters of renewable water for each person each year from this river system. Parameter limits of effluent of standards a and b. 76 percent of water was used for agriculture 11 percent for municipal water supply and 13.

Water resources in malaysia are abundant and available throughout the year. Malaysia marine water quality criteria and standard author.