Groundwater quality and hydrogeological characteristics of Malacca state in Malaysia

Journal of Water and Land Development

phone [phone]EmailOther articles by this author:De Gruyter OnlineGoogle Scholar¹  phone [phone]Other articles by this author:De Gruyter OnlineGoogle Scholar¹  Sharif Moniruzzaman Shirazi Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Skudai 81310, Johor, Malaysia²  Noorul Hassan Zardari Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Skudai 81310, Johor, Malaysia²  Hosen Md Imran Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaOther articles by this author:De Gruyter OnlineGoogle Scholar³  Zubaidah Ismail Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaOther articles by this author:De Gruyter OnlineGoogle Scholar³  Md. Ibrahim Adham Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaOther articles by this author:De Gruyter OnlineGoogle Scholar³  Munir Ahmed Mangrio Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Faculty of Agriculture Engineering, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, PakistanOther articles by this author:De Gruyter OnlineGoogle Scholar⁴ 

[1] phone [phone];Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Skudai 81310, Johor, Malaysia;Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Faculty of Agriculture Engineering, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Pakistan

关键词: Keywords: aquifer productivity;    groundwater;    Malacca catchment;    pumping test;    water quality;   

DOI  :  10.1515/jwld-2015-0002

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Instytut Technologiczno-Przyrodniczego / Institute of Technology and Life Sciences

【 摘 要 】

Groundwater quality and aquifer productivity of Malacca catchment in Peninsular Malaysia are presented in this article. Pumping test data were collected from 210 shallow and 17 deep boreholes to get well inventory information. Data analysis confirmed that the aquifers consisting of schist, sand, limestone and volcanic rocks were the most productive aquifers for groundwater in Malacca state. GIS-based aquifer productivity map was generated based on bedrock and discharge capacity of the aquifers. Aquifer productivity map is classified into three classes, namely high, moderate and low based on discharge capacity. Groundwater potential of the study area is 35, 57 and 8% of low, moderate and high class respectively. Fifty two shallow and 14 deep aquifer groundwater samples were analyzed for water quality. In some cases, groundwater quality analysis indicated that the turbidity, total dissolved solids, iron, chloride and cadmium concentrations exceeded the limit of drinking water quality standards.

【 授权许可】

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