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Groundwater Treatment for Domestic Use in Kampung Budi, Bachok,
Kelantan
Nur Asma Aisyah Binti Juhari
Supervisor: Dr. Asmadi Bin Ali @ Mahmud
Bachelor of Technology (Environment)
School of Ocean Engineering
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
High concentrations of iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) in groundwater for domestic
use have been associated with variety problems especially in plumbing, laundry and
health. Therefore, a water treatment system has been installed to the private well of
3 houses in Kampung Budi, Tawang, Bachok Kelantan. This study sought to determine
the level of four main water quality parameters which are the turbidity, TSS and also
iron and manganese concentration of the groundwater treated with the treatment
system. The efficiency of the water treatment system was evaluated in terms of
improvement in water quality and also in term of water flow rate (Q). As confirmed
by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS), treated groundwater contained the level of
iron and manganese which are fall below the recommended raw water quality and
drinking water quality standard. The overall removal percentage of iron and
manganese ranged between 86.47% to 100%. The turbidity of the groundwater was
also reduced up to 99.22%. This shows that the treatment system is capable to
physically treat the groundwater.
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