Abstract:
Water quality characterized as a measure of the physical, synthetic,
organic, and microbiological characteristics of water. Water quality monitoring
and measurement gives an experiential proof to support decision making on
issues related with health and environmental impact. Maritime operations are
one of the factors that contributed to the environmental impact, which had
turned into an important issue to be discussed nowadays. The interactions of
Lumut water (Dinding River) with several maritime operations nearby can
leads to marine pollution and bring negative external effect to the natural
habitation. Based on the preliminary observations, oil spillage and garbage
were discovered at surface water of Dinding River. The colour of the water
also was muddy indicated the water has been polluted. Water samples from
5 fixed stations along the river were collected regularly and analyzed to
determine the status of water quality based on the chosen water parameters
- Conductivity, Total Suspended Solids, pH, Total Dissolved Solids and
Dissolved Oxygen. Pollution Index is used as a tool to determine the status of
water quality at the research area. The results show that the water at Dinding
River is moderately polluted.
