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Reassessment of Nutrient Status in Setiu Wetland, Terengganu, Malaysia
Corresponding Author(s) : S. Suratman
Asian Journal of Chemistry,
Vol. 27 No. 1 (2015): Vol 27 Issue 1
Abstract
A study was carried out at Setiu Wetland, in the southern part of the South China Sea (Malaysia) to determine the surface water distribution of nitrogen and phosphorus compounds. It was observed that the impact of human activities such as agriculture and aquaculture were responsible for higher nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations recorded in the study area. However, with respect to the Malaysian Marine Water Quality Criteria and Standard, most of the mean concentrations of nutrients were in Class 1 suggesting the nutrients were in line with sustainable conservation of the marine protected areas and marine parks of this wetland area. The results also revealed that most of the nutrients measured were generally higher compared to the previous study carried out in the same study area.
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S. Suratman, N. Mohd Tahir and M.T. Latif, Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 88, 755 (2012); doi:10.1007/s00128-012-0574-2.
S. Suratman, H.C. Hang, N.A.M. Shazili and N. Mohd Tahir, Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 82, 16 (2009); doi:10.1007/s00128-008-9507-5.
R.E. Turner, N.N. Rabalais and D. Justic, Mar. Pollut. Bull., 52, 139 (2006); doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.08.012.
M. Presti and P. Michalopoulos, Cont. Shelf Res., 28, 823 (2008); doi:10.1016/j.csr.2007.12.015.
WWF, Sustainable Management of Setiu Wetlands. Available at: http://www.wwf.org.my. Accessed in February 2008.
DOE (2010); Malaysia Marine Water Quality Criteria and Standard. Available at: http://www. doe.gov.my/malaysia-interim-marine-water quality-standard/. Accessed in September 2011.
S. Suratman, N. Mohd Tahir, S.R. Jusoh and M.M. Ariffin, Sains Malaysia, 34, 87 (2005).
K. Grasshoff, M. Ehrhardt and K. Kremling, Methods of Seawater Analysis, Verlag Chemie, Florida, edn. 2, pp. 419 (1983).
M. Astaraie-Imani, Z. Kapelan, G. Fu and D. Butler, J. Environ. Manage., 112, 1 (2012); doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.06.039.
N. Mehrdadi and A. Bagvand, Asian J. Chem., 18, 2009 (2006).
B. Gunduz, F. Aydin, I. Aydin and C. Hamamci, Microchem. J., 98, 72 (2011); doi:10.1016/j.microc.2010.11.006.
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D. Bellos, T. Sawidis and I. Tsekos, Environ. Int., 30, 105 (2004); doi:10.1016/S0160-4120(03)00153-3.
M. Chen, J. Chen and F. Sun, Sci. Total Environ., 405, 140 (2008); doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.06.031.
S. Porrello, P. Tomassetti, L. Manzueto, M.G. Finoia, E. Persia, I. Mercatali and P. Stipa, Aquaculture, 249, 145 (2005); doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2005.02.042.
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List of Aquaculture Systems for Terengganu in Year 2008 and 2009. Amendment 12/93. Department of Fisheries, Malaysia (2009).