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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

BACHELOR OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSYSTEM ENGINEERING

SEMESTER 2-2016/2017

EAB4310

WATER QUALITY FOR AGRICULTURE

ASSIGNMENT 1:
Development of a Conceptual Model for the Pollution of Water Quality in Malaysia

NAME: SITI NUR AISYAH BINTI MOHAMAD OTHMAN

MATRIC NO.: 174831

DATE OF SUBMISSION: FEBRUARY 27, 2017.

LECTURER: DR ROWSHON MD. KAMAL

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Assignment 01

Development of a conceptual model for the pollution of water quality in Malaysia

Tips: In this assignment, individual student will think the causes and effects of water pollution
mechanisms and develop a flowchart to present the conceptual model. For the better understanding,
students are encouraged to view water pollution mechanisms in the website. Emphasize the water
pollution mechanisms in the aspects of Malaysian.

Submission: Upload your Conceptual Model by 27 February 2017 in PutraBlast

Typical Example of Water Pollution Mechanisms

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The conceptual model for the causes and effects of water pollution mechanisms
(Emphasize the water pollution mechanisms in the aspects of Malaysian)

Water pollution

Categories
Point: Systematic water
Water quality treatment
1. Factory
Technology Septic system
2. Wasteland Groundwater:
for residency
1. Salinity
Non-Point: (coastal area)
Water purification
1. Entropic lakes and 2. Leachate
reservoir
Pollutant
2. Agriculture Solid waste
field/plantation sediment
Wastewater Heavy metal
3. Livestock farms from from industry
4. Wet market residency/
livestock farm 1. Impede
5. Restaurant Leaching from Toxicity of navigation
agricultural land aquatic life
6. Surface run-off/ 2. Increase
flash flood flooding
Increase
BOD & COD
Excessive Species
nutrient in water extinction
Reduce DO
level

Nitrification
Low WQI, could
established dead zone
for aquatic life Algal bloom
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Water reservoir
Upstream
destruction

Run-off Leaching

Deforestation
Unbalance Nitrification
Highland agritourism/
ecosystem
Highland farming
activity
Surface water Toxic waste
run-off from pesticide
Sedimentation

High TDS/TSS

Middle stream

Solid waste Waste water

Urbanisation

Low WQI Livestock High BOD/COD

rearing
Residency,
Oil Restaurant
Leaching
Farming activity
Septic waste
Heavy industry
Nitrification
Heavy metal
Wet market Toxic waste
Acid Landfill from pesticide

Leaching
Toxic waste

Saltwater High tide

Saline water intrusion (salinity)
Downstream