The quality of rainwater from a tile and a galvanized-iron type roof catchments were analysed over a period of 5 months. Examination of staggered I litre samples collected during a rainfall event showed that the concentration of various pollutants were high in the first litre but decreased in subsequent samples with few exceptions. Faecal coliform and total coliform counts ranged from 8-13 (tile roof) and 4-8 (iron roof) to 41-75 (tile roof) and 25-63 (iron roof) colonies per 100 ml, respectively. However, no faecal coliforms were detected in the fourth and fifth litre samples from both roofs. The pH of rainwater collected from the open was acidic but increased slightly after falling on the roofs. The average zinc concentrations in the run-off from the galvanized-iron roof was about 5-fold higher compared to the tile roof, indicating leaching action but was well below the WHO limits for drinking water quality. Lead concentrations remained consistently high in all samples collected and exceeded the WHO guidelines by a factor of 3.5. For the roof area studied, a "foul flush" volume of 51. would be the minimum to safeguard against microbiological contamination but the high metals content in the water indicate the need for some form of treatment. Rainfall intensity and the number of dry days preceeding a rainfall event significantly affects the quality of runoff water from the catchment systems.

a b s t r a c tRivers, which provide 90% of the readily available freshwater, are key components of global water resource system. Terengganu River experienced deterioration in water quality, resulting from the sedimentation, anthropogenic, geomorphology problems and unsustainable development management around the river basin. This study was implemented to prove the sedimentation problem especially the formation of total suspended solid (TSS) and annual sediment load (SL). The technique of analysis of primary data obtained which determine according with the procedure TSS and SL. The results showed that the highest average of TSS (mg/L) is 67.2 (wet season) and 128.2 (dry season) which are class III. While the highest turbidity is 43.57 (wet season) and 21.57 (dry season) which are Class II based on National Water Quality Standard (NWQS). The highest annual average estimation for annual SL flow out from the Terengganu River Basin is 6,846.709 tonnes/km 2 /year (Manir River Basin) the lowest in the Pauh River Basin is 2.850 tonnes/km 2 /year. The statistical analysis proved the weak regression relationship between TSS, river discharges (Q), SL and area of catchment caused by the anthropogenic factors and uncertain climate changes. Furthermore, the water in the Terengganu River was classified under class III caused by the active land use activities especially industrial and development but it is still suitable for recreational activities and safe for body contact because its water quality index is not less than 65% which early stage of Class II. The contributors of sedimentation problems are from unsustainable land use such as sand mining activities which effectively trap the bed sediments, backflow that carries out high sediments, as well as sedimentation produced due to the river bank erosion. This study suggests the sedimentation management methods including land use settlement, cliff erosion problems, settlement and negotiable of uncontrolled development operations in Terengganu River and the integration of river management methods based on integrated river basin management in Terengganu River Basin is recommended.

Concentrations of trace metals in the South China Sea (SCS) were determined off the coast of Terengganu during the months of May and November 2007. The concentrations of dissolved and particulate metals were in the range of 0.019-0.194 μg/L and 50-365 μg/g, respectively, for cadmium (Cd), 0.05-0.45 μg/L and 38-3,570 μg/g for chromium (Cr), 0.05-3.54 μg/L and 21-1,947 μg/g for manganese (Mn), and 0.03-0.49 μg/L and 2-56,982 μg/g for lead (Pb). The order of mean log K D found was Cd > Cr > Pb > Mn. The study suggests that the primary sources of these metals are discharges from the rivers which drain into the SCS, in particular the Dungun River, which flows in close proximity to agricultural areas and petrochemical industries. During the northeast monsoon, levels of particulate metals in the bottom water samples near the shore were found to be much higher than during the dry season, the probable result of re-suspension of the metals from the bottom sediments.

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Terengganu River Basin is situated in the north eastern coastal region of Peninsular Malaysia. 29 sampling stations were selected. The water quality parameters were measured such as Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and Suspended Sediment Concentration (SSC). Results showed that the range of DO (2.11 mg/L – 8.07 mg/L), TSS (0.4 mg/L – 128.2 mg/L) and SSC (0.07 mg/L – 25.6 mg/L). The distribution of land use and land cover activities effected to the level of water quality in watersheds. The analyses of variance (ANOVA) was applied and provide a better understanding for the complex relationships among water quality parameters. Graphical data helps a better view of the overall analysis to appoint sources of pollutants to their effect. Terengganu River Basin is a shallow and has a sensitive ecosystem that responds to the land use changes and development activities of its surroundings. Water quality analysis showed that TSS and SSC were higher in the dry season but DO were higher in the wet season. Overall, the water in the Terengganu River Basin classified slightly contaminated especially the main sources of pollutants were possibly waste products and waste from development activities such as sand mining, farming, residential and agricultural.

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The distribution, enrichment and accumulation of heavy metals in the surficial sediments of Bidong Island, South China Sea East Coast of peninsular Malaysia were investigated. dry weight), respectively. All metals studied have relatively low Enrichment Factor (EF) values and index of geo-accumulation (I geo ) in the study area. Overall, the geochemistry of the sediment of Bidong Island was influenced by both natural and anthropogenic inputs to the catchment. However, direct comparison with earth crust values and normalization to Al indicated that natural processes were more dominant than anthropogenic inputs in concentrating metals.Key words: Enrichment, accumulation, enrichment factor, index of geoaccumulation, anthropogenic INTRODUCTIONPollution by heavy metals in natural environments has become a global problem (Irabien and Velasco, 1999). It has been recognized for many years that the concentrations of metals found in coastal areas, whether they are in the dissolved or particulate phase may be derived from a variety of anthropogenic and natural sources (Burridge et al., 1999). Heavy metals are of considerable environmental concern due to their toxicity, wide range of sources, nonbiodegradable properties and accumulative behaviors. With the rapid industrialization and economic development in coastal regions, heavy metals are continuing to be introduced to estuarine and coastal environment through rivers, runoff and land-based point sources where metals are produced as a result of metal refinishing by-products. In most circumstances, the major part of the anthropogenic metal load in the sea and sea bed sediments and organisms has a terrestrial source from mining and intensive aquaculture and municipal wastewaters, untreated effluents, harbor activities, urban and agricultural runoff along major rivers and estuaries and bays (Dalman et al., 2006).When metals enter the marine environment, most of them will settle down and be incorporated into sediments together with organic matter, Fe/Mn oxides, sulfides and clay (Wang and Chen, 2000). Marine sediments act as scavengers for trace metals and often provide an excellent proof of

The objectives of this study are to determine the most significant spatial variation of drinking water pollutant and to identify the most significant parameters in each group of physico- chemical parameters (PCPs), Inorganic parameters (IOPs), heavy metals and organic parameters (HMOPs) and pesticides parameters (PPs). The Discriminant Analysis (DA) and One- Way Analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed spatial variation on four station categories and the variance of four group parameter in water drinking quality while principle component analysis (PCA) was carried out to identify the most significant of each water quality parameters base on given group. DA and ANOVA successfully reduced the physico and inorganic pollutants concentration with significant value 98.63% and 96.90%. PCA revealed six most significant drinking water quality parameters for PCPs, nine significant parameters for IOPs, fourteen parameters on HMOPs and four significant of PPs with the p value less than 0.05 (p < 0.05). Therefore, this study proves that chemometric method is the alternative way to explain the characteristic of the drinking water quality and could reduce several parameters and sampling points in the future sampling strategy.