CEV 444

EXP 1: Water and Soil Sampling

GROUP 1
Amy Nur Aqilla binti Samsuddin (2016338285)
Muhammad Hazry Rafieq bin Razak Malek (2016321741)
Wan Ahmad Zahin Rizzqi bin Wan Ruzlee (2016309743)

PREPARED FOR: Madam Nur Fadzeelah binti Abu Kassim

BACKGROUND
Soil is one of the ground materials have many nutrients to living things such as nitrogen carbon and potassium.
Everything in earth are using soil or ground as foundation towards its life such as the industrial places. The
industrial places could polluted the soil cause by its processes. soils play an important role in global climate
processes through the regulation of emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), nitrous oxide (N₂O), and methane (CH₄).
According to a technical report from the on a global scale, soils are the largest terrestrial reservoir of
carbon and therefore have a greater influence on the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimated the accumulated soil organic carbon (SOC) in
the first meter of the soil at 1.502 billion tons. Current global estimates derived from the Harmonized Soil
Database of the World.[1]
Anthropogenic activities release many chemical substances into the soils which may compromise
environmental quality. Soil contamination by toxic substances may be the result of intentional activities e
application of agricultural chemicals and waste disposal - or accidental leakages/spills during production,
transport or storage of industrial materials[1] Anthropogenic activities release many chemical substances into
the soils which may compromise environmental quality. Soil contamination by toxic substances may be the
result of intentional activities e application of agricultural chemicals and waste disposal - or accidental
leakages/spills during production, transport or storage of industrial materials[2]
Through the industrial activities , its also effect the water near the industry places. The wastewater
usually contain suspended solid, degradable and biodegradable organics, oils and greases, heavy metals ions
and dissolve organics were discharged to the rivers. Usually, effluent discharge from industry is characterized
by turbidity, conductivity, chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total suspended solid (TSS)
LOCATION
• The sampling location is in front of the TNB Perai
Power Plant.
• The distance from UITM Permatang Pauh is
about 15 km.
• This location is chosen due the process prior to
power plant could contribute to the
contaminating the water and soil near the
industry.
PROBLEM STATEMENT
• The increasing contents of pollutants in water and soil includesheavy metals are
always an issue concerning the health of public and wellbeing of the
environment. The processes prior TNB Perai Power Plant might be a source of the
pollutants in the area. Industrial wastes are hard to be removed.

OBJECTIVE
• To determine whether the contaminants in the water and soil sample
near to TNB Perai Power Plant meet DOE regulation.
METHODOLOGY
• Water sampling procedure

Label the Conduct the

water parameter
Collect water samples study : pH,
samples in (date, time, Turbidity, Record the
1.5L plastic place) and TSS,TDS, results.
bottles. store in Conductivity
storage box and Dissolve
filled with ice. Oxygen.
• Soil sampling procedure

Soil samples will be Remove the coarser

collected using particles in soil Dry the soil sample
hand Auger at the sample using the for 1 hour.
depth of six inches. Gyrator sieve.

• pH and conductivity (soil sampling)

Soil sample and Conduct the pH

distilled water and conductivity Record the data.
will be mixed. test.
• Soil nutrient NPK (soil sampling)

Phosphorus and Sample extraction is

nitrogen content in place in the test
soil determine by tube mixed with
extraction of soil powder pillow and
Record the data.
sample with distilled water to
respective chemical compare the colour
( CaSo4, NaCo3) with nutrient chart
and distilled water. colour
RAW DATA COLLECTION
• Water sample
Parameter Value

pH

Conductivity (S/m)

Turbidity

Dissolved oxygen, DO

Total suspended solids, TSS (mg/l)

• Soil sample

PARAMETER VALUE

pH

NITROGEN

PHOSPORUS

POTASSIUM
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