Water Quality and Chemical Mass Balance of Tropical Freshwater Wetlands, Beriah Swamp,Perak
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Satu kajian imbangan jisim kimia dijalankan di kawasan paya Beriah, iaitu paya air tawar di utara Perak bermula dari bulan Jun hingga Oktober 1998. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji peranan dan fungsi tanah bencah dalam menjalankan penurasan endapan dan mengekalkan endapan dan/atau nutrien. Fluks nutrien dan endapan dari dua input sungai (Beriah Kanan dan Beriah Kiri) dibandingkan dengan sebatang sungai output (Beriah) yang keluar dari sistem paya tersebut. Pensampelan dilakukan setiap dua minggu ditambah dengan satu kajian intensif melibatkan pensampelan selama 48 jam semasa musim basah pada 10–11 Oktober 1998. Keputusan menunjukkan tiada perbezaan yang signifikan (p>0.05) dalam kepekatan semna parameter kecuali SRP antara kedua–dua input. Namun perbezaan yang siginifikan (p<0.05) jelas antara input dengan output semasa pensampelan setiap dua minggu. Satu perbezaan ketara jelas dilihat semasa pensampelan intensif yang menunjukkan pertambahan dalam kepekatan fosfat dari kawasan paya. Pada amnya, nutrien dan ampaian terampai terperangkap di dalam paya mempamerkan peranan paya yang berkesan dalam memerangkap endapan dan nutrien. Berdasarkan pensampelan yang terhad ini, peratusan nutrien yang terperangkap bagi nitrat, fosfat, TSS dan TDS masing–masing adalah sebanyak 81%, 58%, 23%, 42%. Kata kunci: Imbangan jisim kimia, perangkap nutrien, paya air tawar tropika, Beriah, Perak A chemical mass balance study was conducted in Beriah swamps, a tropical fresh water swamp in north Perak, Malaysia from June to October 1998, aimed at investigating the role and function of wetlands in filtering sediment and retaining sediment and/or nutrient. The flux of nutrient and sediment from two input streams (Beriah Kanan and Beriah Kiri) were compared with the output (Beriah). A fortnightly and an intensive hourly sampling on the 10–11th October 1998 for 48 hours, during high water conditions were carried out. Results showed no significant difference (p>0.05) in concentrations of almost all parameters except for SRP between two input rivers, but were significant different (p<0.05) between inputs and output during the fortnightly sampling. A very marked difference was observed during the intensive sampling, indicating an increase in phosphate concentration coming from the swamp. Generally, nutrients and suspended sediment are trapped in the swamp, showing the efficient role of the wetland as a nutrient and sediment trap. Based on this limited sampling, the retentions for nitrate, phosphate, TSS and TDS were 81, 58, 23 and 42%, respectively. Key words: Chemical mass balance, nutrient retention, tropical freshwater swamp, Beriah, PerakDownloads
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2012-02-29
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Water Quality and Chemical Mass Balance of Tropical Freshwater Wetlands, Beriah Swamp,Perak. (2012). Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences & Engineering), 43(1), 65–84. https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v43.787