This study attempts to assess the impact of various types of land use along Sungai Langat and describes hydrological
change and water quality variation along this river. This study also determines water quality of Sungai Langat based on
low flow dry period Q100,7 using the application of QUAL2K. Dissolved oxygen (DO), pH, temperature and conductivity
were measured in situ. Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5
), ammonia nitrogen (NH3
-N) and total suspended solid (TSS)
were analysed according to the standard methods (APHA). Water quality data was referred to National Water Quality
Standards for Malaysia (NWQS) proposed by Malaysian Department of Environment (DOE) to estimate Sungai Langat
water quality status. Four important water quality parameters namely DO, BOD5, NH3
-N and TSS were simulated with
QUAL2K version 2.07 for 83.67 km. As regard to individual parameter, DO classified this river into class III, BOD5 in
Class II, NH3
-N in Class IV and TSS in Class I. Based on QUAL2K simulation for low flow scenario, the results clearly
demonstrates a gradually reduction of DO and BOD5 whereas NH3
-N and TSS display opposite. Only NH3
-N was found
significantly increase which cause low water quality class towards the downstream. Three parameters namely DO, BOD5
and NH3
-N show effects of industrial which approximately located at the middle of river stretch. The TSS was contributed
to the river system at the upstream and downstream of the river stretch which most likely from sand mining activity which
located at Sungai Long, Cheras (near R5) and Sungai Semenyih (R11).
Tiga spesies ikan air tawar iaitu Rasbora sumatrana (Cyprinidae), Poecilia reticulata (guppy; Poeciliidae) dan Carrasius
auratus telah didedahkan kepada kromium (Cr) dan selenium (Se) yang mempunyai julat kepekatan yang berbeza selama
4 hari (96 jam) di dalam makmal. Kadar kematian dicatatkan dan kepekatan kematian ambang (LC50) dan masa kematian
ambang (LT50) dihitung. Nilai LC50 kepekatan kematian median (LC50) dan masa kematian median (LT50) didapati
berkurang dengan peningkatan kepekatan logam dan masa pendedahan bagi kesemua spesies ikan. Nilai LC50 bagi
pendedahan selama 96 jam bagi R. sumatrana, P. reticulata dan C. auratus kajian ini masing-masing bagi Cr adalah
20.91, 19.85, 28.31 mg/L dan bagi Se pula 0.21, 3.03, 0.24 mg/L. Se mempamerkan ketoksikan paling tinggi terhadap
tiga spesies ikan air tawar ini apabila mempunyai nilai LC50 96 jam paling rendah jika dibandingkan dengan Cr.