National Water Quality Standards For Malaysia: Parameter Unit Class
National Water Quality Standards For Malaysia: Parameter Unit Class
National Water Quality Standards For Malaysia: Parameter Unit Class
Ba mg/l 1 ‒ ‒
Cu mg/l 0.02 ‒ ‒
Ca mg/l ‒ ‒ ‒
Mg mg/l ‒ ‒ ‒
Na mg/l ‒ ‒ 3 SAR
K mg/l ‒ ‒ ‒
Fe mg/l 1 1 1 (Leaf) 5
(Others)
Sn mg/l ‒ 0.004 ‒
U mg/l ‒ ‒ ‒
Zn mg/l 5 0.4* 2
Cl mg/l 200 ‒ 80
F mg/l 1.5 10 1
NO2 mg/l 0.4 0.4 (0.03) 1
NO3 mg/l 7 ‒ 5
Silica mg/l 50 ‒ ‒
CO2 mg/l ‒ ‒ ‒
Gross‒β Bg/l 1 ‒ ‒
Phenol µg/l 10 ‒ ‒
Endoslufan µg/l 10 ‒ ‒
Notes Sourse :
* = At hardness 50 mg/l CaCO3 EQR2006
# = Maximum (unbracketed) and 24‒hour average (bracketed)
concentrations
N = Free from visible film sheen, discolouration and deposits
National Water Quality Standards For Malaysia
CLASS
PARAMETER UNIT
I IIA IIB III IV V
Floatables ‒ N N N ‒ ‒ ‒
Odour ‒ N N N ‒ ‒ ‒
Salinity % 0.5 1 ‒ ‒ 2 ‒
Taste ‒ N N N ‒ ‒ ‒
Turbidity NTU 5 50 50 ‒ ‒ ‒
Notes Sourse :
* = At hardness 50 mg/l CaCO3 EQR2006
# = Maximum (unbracketed) and 24‒hour average (bracketed)
concentrations
N = Free from visible film sheen, discolouration and deposits
I II III IV V
Ammoniacal Nitrogen mg/l < 0.1 0.1 ‒ 0.3 0.3 ‒ 0.9 0.9 ‒ 2.7 > 2.7
Total Suspenbed Solid mg/l < 25 25 ‒ 50 50 ‒ 150 150 ‒ 300 > 300
Water Quality Index ‒ < 92.7 76.5 ‒ 51.9 ‒ 31.0 ‒ > 31.0
(WQI) 92.7 76.5 51.9
Class III Water Supply III ‒ Extensive treatment required. Fishery III
‒ Common,of economic value and tolerant
species;livestock drinking.
Class IV Irrigation
Sourse : EQR2006
Sourse : EQR2006
WQI FORMJLAAND CALCULATION
FORMULA
Sublndex for SS
SISS = 97.5* exp(‒0.00676x) + 0.05x for x ≤ 100
SISS = 71* exp(‒0.0061x) + 0.015x for 100 < x < 1000
SISS = 0 for x ≥ 1000
Sublndex for pH
SlpH = 17.02 ‒ 17.2x + 5.02x2 for x < 5.5
SlpH = ‒242 + 95.5x ‒ 6.67x2 for 5.5 ≤ x < 7
SlpH = ‒181 + 82.4x ‒ 6.05x2 for 7 ≤ x < 8.75
SlpH = 536 ‒ 77.0x + 2.76x2 for x ≥ 8.75
Note:
*means multlply wlth
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