Environmental pollution in Malaysia: trends and prospects

Abdullah, Alias

doi:10.1016/0165-9936(95)91369-4

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“…According to the Clean Water Act (CWA) of the United States of America, Malaysia Sewage and Industrial Effluent Discharge Standards Regulation and European Union (EU), the grease and oil concentration in discharge water should not be more than 15 ppm, 10 ppm and 5 ppm, respectively [2,3]. Hence, oil emulsified in water in the range of 100-1000 ppm is considered as a major water pollutant [4].…”

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Design and performance study of hybrid photocatalytic reactor-PVDF/MWCNT nanocomposite membrane system for treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater

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Design and performance study of hybrid photocatalytic reactor-PVDF/MWCNT nanocomposite membrane system for treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater

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“…[4][5][6][7] Following the conventional trend, changes in economic structure triggering rapid urbanisation brought about a new set of environmental challenges in Malaysia. 8,9 These emerging environmental challenges include air pollution caused by land transportation, industrial emissions and open burning 10 ; water pollution caused by industrial and agricultural activities 11 ; pesticide residues and domestic sewage pollution in waterways 12 ; contamination of marine environment by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) 13 ; increase of construction wastes 14 and municipal solid wastes 15 . Undoubtedly these environmental challenges have led to environmental degradation and deterioration but there have been taken numerous efforts and measures to address them.…”

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An essential step for environmental protection: Towards a sound chemical management system in Malaysia

Mokhtar¹,

Ta²,

Murad³

2010

J. Chem. Health Saf.

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“…Due to rapid population and economic growth, generation of Malaysia MSW has increased by more than 91% over the past 10 years [4]. The 36.73% of wastes are household waste, 28.34% industrial and construction wastes, and 34.93% of waste comes from other sources based on collection in central and southern regions of Malaysia [5]. A bulk density above 200 kg/m³ and a high moisture content proves that Malaysian solid waste contains a very high concentration of organic waste.…”

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Solid Waste Composition Study at Taman Universiti, Parit Raja, Batu Pahat

Sani

2016

IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng.

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Abstract. Solid waste management is recognised as one of the most challenging issues confronted by both the developed and developing countries. The problems rise due to growing population in current years which results in increased generation of waste with various compositions. The aim of this study was to determine the waste compositions at Taman Universiti. Taman Universiti is a mix residential and commercial area which a preferred residential location amongst students and lecturers due to its proximate location to UTHM main campus. The waste collection was carried out for 50 houses on a daily basis. The collection and sorting out method was conducted according to Malaysian Standard MS 2505:2012 and the data was collected and recorded The result showed that the average generation rate of household waste at Taman Universiti was 0.16kg/person/day and the moisture content was approximately ranging from 61%-68%. Household wastes collected were categorized and it consisted of food and organic, paper, rigid plastics, plastics film, baby diapers, glass, tetra pak, household hazardous waste, metal, rubber, textiles, garden waste and leather. The proportion of each wastes were approximately 64.67%, 9.36%, 9.22%, 5.33%, 3.51%, 2.53%, 1.37%, 1.05%, 0.84%, 0.85%, 0.80%, 0.27%, and 0.23%, respectively. Results from the analyses indicated that the food and organic waste are the major composition of household waste at Taman Universiti followed by the paper, rigid plastics, and plastic film. Meanwhile, the proportion of baby diapers, glass, tetra pak, household hazardous waste, metal, rubber, textiles, and garden decreasing accordingly. In addition, leather was recognized as the least category that contributed to the household waste.

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Environmental pollution in Malaysia: trends and prospects

Cited by 70 publications

References 4 publications

Design and performance study of hybrid photocatalytic reactor-PVDF/MWCNT nanocomposite membrane system for treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater

Design and performance study of hybrid photocatalytic reactor-PVDF/MWCNT nanocomposite membrane system for treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater

An essential step for environmental protection: Towards a sound chemical management system in Malaysia

Solid Waste Composition Study at Taman Universiti, Parit Raja, Batu Pahat

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