a) Sungai Juru Dam area near Tmn Bkt Minyak
b) Parit 4, Bukit Tengah Industrial Area in front of Sky Resources and Petronas
Date 5/7/2008
Time 10.00 am – 11.00 am
Weather : bright sunny day. no rain for past 24 hours.
Conducted By Friends of Sungai Juru
Contact 012-4285453
Crew Size : 2 persons
Here are the results of the water testing ;
Sungai Juru Dam area near Tmn Bkt Minyak
Physical monitoring
Colour and appearance – slightly murky
Smell – smelly
Vegetation – bushes / field grass
Animals – Nil
Activities – human settlement area, housing / construction going on nearby
Chemical monitoring
Variables
PH – 7
Dissolved oxygen (DO) – 8 ppm
Turbidity – 40 JTU
Phosphate – 4 ppm
Nitrate – 5 ppm
Temperature – 28 C
Coliform bacteria – positive
Photograph showing the water testing site.
(to the back is the construction site of the new DID district office)
Parit 4, Bukit Tengah Industrial Area in front of Sky Resources and Petronas
Physical monitoring
Colour and appearance – murky with oilly patches on water surface
Smell – strong smell of grease and oil
Vegetation – bushes / field grass
Animals – Nil
Activities – factories area and eateries and workshops at upstream
Chemical monitoring
Variables
PH – 7
Dissolved oxygen (DO) – 0 ppm
Turbidity – 100 JTU
Phosphate – 4 ppm
Nitrate – 5 ppm
Temperature – 28 C
Coliform bacteria – positive
Photographs showing the location of Parit 4, near Sky Resources factory and Petronas in Bukit Tengah Industrial Area.
Close up view of the oilly water surface…
