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

Authors

  • HO Salah Faculty of Engineering Technology, University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
  • IM Sujaul Faculty of Civil Engineering and Earth Resources, University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
  • Md Abdul Karim Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
  • MH Mohd Nasir Department of Biotechnology, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia
  • A Abdalmnam Department of Civil Engineering, Higher Institute of Sciences and Technology, Al Ryaina, Libya
  • CKM Faizal Faculty of Engineering Technology, University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v49i1.49130

Keywords:

Tap water quality, Fungi, Heavy metal

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.

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Author Biography

IM Sujaul, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Earth Resources, University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia

and Earth Resources & Sustainability Centre (ERAS), University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia.

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Published

2020-03-31

How to Cite

Salah, H., Sujaul, I., Karim, M. A., Nasir, M. M., Abdalmnam, A., & Faizal, C. (2020). An investigation of tap water quality in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 49(1), 191–196. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v49i1.49130

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 1 (2020)

Section

Short Communications

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