Rainwater harvesting as an alternative water resource in Malaysia: potential, policies and development

Lee, Khai Ern; Mokhtar, Mazlin; Hanafiah, Marlia Mohd; Halim, Azhar Abdul; Badusah, Jamaludin

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.03.060

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“…Increased urbanisation and industrialisation has placed increased water quality and quantity stress in many countries such as Malaysia (Chan 2006;Lee et al 2015). Indeed, the main problem lies in the quantities of wastewater generated from different human activities which are discharged into natural bodies of water.…”

Section: Characteristics Of Wet Market Wastewater and Slaughterhouse mentioning

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An overview of the utilisation of microalgae biomass derived from nutrient recycling of wet market wastewater and slaughterhouse wastewater

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Microalgae have high nutritional values for aquatic organisms compared to fish meal, because microalgae cells are rich in proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates. However, the high cost for the commercial production of microalgae biomass using fresh water or artificial media limits its use as fish feed. Few studies have investigated the potential of wet market wastewater and slaughterhouse wastewater for the production of microalgae biomass. Hence, this study aims to highlight the potential of these types of wastewater as an alternative superior medium for microalgae biomass as they contain high levels of nutrients required for microalgae growth. This paper focuses on the benefits of microalgae biomass produced during the phycoremediation of wet market wastewater and slaughterhouse wastewater as fish feed. The extraction techniques for lipids and proteins as well as the studies conducted on the use of microalgae biomass as fish feed were reviewed. The results showed that microalgae biomass can be used as fish feed due to feed utilisation efficiency, physiological activity, increased resistance for several diseases, improved stress response, and improved protein retention.

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“…These practices reduce access to clean water and increase the pollution levels of natural waters. Therefore, the management and treatment of wastewater are some of the initial steps to limit environmental pollution and maintain the river basin capacity (Lee et al 2015).…”

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An overview of the utilisation of microalgae biomass derived from nutrient recycling of wet market wastewater and slaughterhouse wastewater

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“…Sistem penuaian air hujan digunakan apabila tiada bekalan air alternatif yang sesuai boleh didapati (Gikas & Tsihrintzis 2012). Penggunaan Sistem Penuaian Air Hujan (SPAH) telah menjadi salah satu langkah dalam mengatasi permintaan air bersih (Lee et al 2016). Sistem ini mempunyai beberapa komponen asas iaitu tadahan bumbung, sistem perpaipan, tangki pengumpulan dan tangki simpanan.…”

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Penentuan Kualiti Air daripada Sistem Penuaian Air Hujan di Kolej Ungku Omar, UKM Bangi

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“…Previously, jar collection system was used and later converted to underground storage tank complete with a mesh filter for a better water quality results. There are several advantages of RWH system in which have been identified by a number of researchers [2][3][4]. To name a few, the system can be used in aquifer replenishment, to delay the surface water runoff which is very useful to prevent the occurrence of flash flood sand erosion control.…”

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Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) and Groundwater Potential as Alternatives Water Resources in Malaysia: A Review

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2017

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Abstract. Socio-economic growth at present exerting pressure on the capacity of water supply. Water has been harvested worldwide since antiquity, thus, it is essential to manage the potential available of natural water supplies in the catchment to save water for dry periods when the supply-demand gap is comparatively high. The overall aim of this paper is to present a general overview of rainwater harvesting system and groundwater, and their potential applications for daily use. Many countries have implement the rainwater harvesting system as a sustainable approach for supplementing their public water supply. In Malaysia, the guidelines for rainwater harvesting implementations was first created in 1999 and developed by time to time to attract users. By using the system, the main findings reveals that it has overcome several of water problem issues. Groundwater is another alternative water supply that can be counted. Research has found that the availability of groundwater in few states in Malaysiawas in freshwater category based on its hardness level results. Thus, conclusions and recommendations are drawn where the gaps exist and more research needs to be focussed.

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Rainwater harvesting as an alternative water resource in Malaysia: potential, policies and development

Cited by 114 publications

References 10 publications

An overview of the utilisation of microalgae biomass derived from nutrient recycling of wet market wastewater and slaughterhouse wastewater

An overview of the utilisation of microalgae biomass derived from nutrient recycling of wet market wastewater and slaughterhouse wastewater

Penentuan Kualiti Air daripada Sistem Penuaian Air Hujan di Kolej Ungku Omar, UKM Bangi

Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) and Groundwater Potential as Alternatives Water Resources in Malaysia: A Review

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