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PARAMETER

NationalWaterQualityStandardsForMalaysia
CLASS
UNIT
I

IIA/IIB

III#

IV

Al

mg/l

(0.06)

0.5

As

mg/l

0.05

0.4(0.05)

0.1

Ba

mg/l

Cd

mg/l

0.01

0.01*(0.001)

0.01

Cr(IV)

mg/l

0.05

1.4(0.05)

0.1

Cr(III)

mg/l

2.5

Cu

mg/l

0.02

Hardness

mg/l

250

Ca

mg/l

Mg

mg/l

Na

mg/l

3SAR

mg/l

Fe

mg/l

1(Leaf)5(Others)

Pd

mg/l

0.05

0.02*(0.01)

Mn

mg/l

0.1

0.1

0.2

Hg

mg/l

0.001

0.004(0.0001)

0.002

Ni

mg/l

0.05

0.9*

0.2

Se

mg/l

0.01

0.25(0.04)

0.02

Ag

mg/l

0.05

0.0002

Sn

mg/l

0.004

mg/l

Zn

mg/l

0.4*

mg/l

(3.4)

0.8

Cl

mg/l

200

80

Cl2

mg/l

(0.02)

CN

mg/l

0.02

0.06(0.02)

mg/l

1.5

10

NO2

mg/l

0.4

0.4(0.03)

NO3

mg/l

mg/l

0.2

0.1

Silica

mg/l

50

SO4

mg/l

250

mg/l

0.05

(0.001)

CO2

mg/l

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Gross

Bg/l

0.01

Gross

Bg/l

Ra226

Bg/l

<0.1

Sr90

Bg/l

<1

CCE

g/l

500

MBAS/BAS

g/l

500

5000(200)

O&G(Mineral)

g/l

40N

O&G(EmulsifiedEdible)

g/l

7000N

PCB

g/l

0.1

6(0.05)

Phenol

g/l

10

Aldrin/Dieldrin

g/l

0.02

0.2(0.01)

BHC

g/l

9(0.1)

Chlordane

g/l

0.08

2(0.02)

tDDT

g/l

0.1

(1)

Endoslufan

g/l

10

Heptachlor/Epoxide

g/l

0.05

0.9(0.06)

Lindane

g/l

3(0.4)

2,4D

g/l

70

450

2,4,5T

g/l

10

160

2,4,5TP

g/l

850

Paraquat

g/l

10

1800

Sourse:EQR2006

Notes
*=Athardness50mg/lCaCO3
#=Maximum(unbracketed)and24houraverage(bracketed)concentrations
N=Freefromvisiblefilmsheen,discolourationanddeposits

PARAMETER

NationalWaterQualityStandardsForMalaysia
CLASS
UNIT
I

IIA

IIB

III

IV

AmmoniacalNitrogen

mg/l

0.1

0.3

0.3

0.9

2.7

>2.7

BiochemicalOxygen
Demand

mg/l

12

>12

ChemicalOxygen
Demand

mg/l

10

25

25

50

100

>100

DissolvedOxygen

mg/l

57

57

35

<3

<1

6.58.5

69

69

59

59

TCU

15

150

150

S/cm

1000

1000

6000

Floatables

Odour

Salinity

0.5

Taste

pH
Colour
ElectricalConductivity*

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TotalDissolvedSolid

mg/l

500

1000

4000

TotalSuspendedSolid

mg/l

25

50

50

150

300

300

Normal+
2C

Normal+
2C

NTU

50

50

FaecalColiform**

count/100
ml

10

100

400

5000
(20000)a

5000
(20000)a

TotalColiform

count/100
ml

100

5000

5000

50000

50000

>50000

Temperature
Turbidity

Notes
*=Athardness50mg/lCaCO3
#=Maximum(unbracketed)and24houraverage(bracketed)concentrations
N=Freefromvisiblefilmsheen,discolourationanddeposits

PARAMETER

DOEWaterQualityIndexClassification
CLASS
UNIT

Sourse:EQR2006

II

III

IV

AmmoniacalNitrogen

mg/l

<0.1

0.10.3

0.30.9

0.92.7

>2.7

BiochemicalOxygen
Demand

mg/l

<1

13

36

612

>12

ChemicalOxygen
Demand

mg/l

<10

1025

2550

50100

>100

DissolvedOxygen

mg/l

>7

57

35

13

<1

>7

67

56

<5

>5

mg/l

<25

2550

50150

150300

>300

<92.7

76.592.7

51.976.5

31.051.9

>31.0

pH
TotalSuspenbedSolid
WaterQualityIndex
(WQI)

WaterClassesAndUses
USES

CLASS
ClassI

Conservationofnaturalenvironment.
WaterSupplyIPracticallynotreatmentnecessary.
FisheryIVerysensitiveaquaticspecies.

ClassIIA

WaterSupplyIIConventionaltreatment.
FisheryIISensitiveaquaticspecies.

ClassIIB

Recreationalusebodycontact.

ClassIII

WaterSupplyIIIExtensivetreatmentrequired.
FisheryIIICommon,ofeconomicvalueandtolerantspecieslivestock
drinking.

ClassIV

Irrigation

ClassV

Noneoftheabove.

Sourse:EQR2006
DOEWaterQualityClassificationBasedOnWaterQualityIndex
INDEXRANGE
SUBINDEX&
WATERQUALITYINDEX
CLEAN
SLIGHTLYPOLLUTED
POLLUTED
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BiochemicalOxygenDemand(BOD)

91100

8090

079

AmmoniacalNitrogen(NH3N)

92100

7191

070

SuspendedSolids(SS)

76100

7075

069

WaterQualityIndex(WQI)

81100

6080

059

Sourse:EQR2006

WQIFORMJLAANDCALCULATION
FORMULA
WQI=(0.22*SlDO)+(0.19*SIBOD)+(0.16*SICOD)+(0.15*SIAN)+(0.16*SISS)+(0.12*SipH)
where
SIDO=SublndexDO(%saturtlon)
SIBOD=SublndexBOD
SICOD=SublndexCOD
SIAN=SublndexNH3N
SISS=SublndexSS
SipH=SublndexpH
0WQI100

BESTFITEQUATIONSFORTHEESTIMATIONOFVARIOUSSUBINDEXVALIES
SublndexforDO(In%saturatlon)
SIDO=0
SIDO=100
SIDO=0.395+0.030x20.00020x3

SublndexforBOD
SIDOD=100.44.23x
SIDOD=108*exp(0.055x)0.1x

SublndexforCOD
SICOD=1.33x+99.1
SICOD=103*exp(0.0157x)0.04x

SublndexforNH3N
SIAN=100.5105x
SIAN=94*exp(0.573x)5*Ix2I
SIAN=0

SublndexforSS
SISS=97.5*exp(0.00676x)+0.05x
SISS=71*exp(0.0061x)+0.015x
SISS=0

SublndexforpH
SlpH=17.0217.2x+5.02x2
SlpH=242+95.5x6.67x2
SlpH=181+82.4x6.05x2
SlpH=53677.0x+2.76x2

Note:
*meansmultlplywlth

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forx8
forx92
for8<x<92

forx5
forx>5

forx20
forx>20

forx0.3
for0.3<x<4
forx4

forx100
for100<x<1000
forx1000

forx<5.5
for5.5x<7
for7x<8.75
forx8.75

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