Proceedings of
International Conference on Advances in Applied science and Environmental Technology ASET 2015
"WATER POLLUTION STUDY AT CLAN JETTY, PENANG, MALAYSIA"
Abstract: “As there is no sewerage facility at Clan Jetty, human waste is directly disposed of into the sea. As a place of historical interest and a tourist destination, seeing the human waste floating on the water surface and smelling the dirty water is not good for tourism. Rapid development in Penang has impacted negative environmental impact to the marine zone. Marine zone of the Penang is heavily polluted due to the activities of land reclamation and the direct sewage discharge into the sea (Sivalingam, 1984). The Water Pollution Study confirm that the most polluted area is the stretch which are the main drains leading into Clan Jetty shore. These are the drains along Lebuh Chulia, Gat Lebuh Armenian, and Gat Lebuh Melayu. The organic loads, measured in terms of BOD, COD, Oil & Grease, Suspended Solids are highest along these strips followed by the shoreline strip. The high E Coli concentrations along these strips confirmed that there is fecal contamination most probably from the partially t”
Keywords: water pollution, Clan Jetty, sewerage, BOD, Cod, SS, UNESCO