APPENDIX C3

NATIONAL WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR MALAYSIA.

Parameters
Ammoniacal-N.
BOD
COD
DO
pH
Colour
Elec. Cond
Floatables
Odour
Salinity*
Taste
Tot. Diss. Sol.*
Tot. Susp. Sol.
Temperature
Turbidity
F. Coliform**

Classes
Units
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
TCU
mhos/c
m

A1
As
Ba
Cd
Cr(IV)
Cr(III)
Cu
Hardness
Ca
Mg
Na
K
Fe

mg/l
mg/l
C
NTU
counts/1
00ml
counts/1
00ml
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l

Pb
Mn
Hg
Ni
Se
Ag
Sn
U
Zn
B
Cl
Cl 2
CN
F
NO 2
NO 3
P
Silica
SO 4
S
CO 2
Gross-
Gross-
Ra-226
Sr-90
CCE

mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
Bq/l
Bq/l
Bq/l
Bq/l
g/l

Total Coliform

I
0.1
1
10
7
6.5-8.5
15
1000

IIA
0.3
3
25
5-7
6-9
150
1000

IIB
0.3
3
25
5-7
6-9
150
-

III
0.9
6
50
3-5
5-9
-

IV
2.7
12
100
3
5-9
6000

V
2.7
12
100
1
-

N
N
0.5
N
500
25
5
10

N
N
1
N
1000
50
Normal 2
50
100

N
N
N
50
50
400

150
Normal 2
-

2
4000
300
-

300
-

5000
(20000)

5000
(20000)

100

5000

5000

5000

5000

5000

ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL

0.05
1
0.01
0.05
1
250
0.3

0.4
0.01*
1.4
2.5
1

(0.06)
(0.05)
(0.001)
(0.05)
-

>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV

ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL
ENL

0.05
0.1
0.001
0.05
0.01
0.05
NR
NR
5
1
200
0.02
1.5
0.4
7
0.2
50
250
0.05
0.1
1
<0.1
<0.1
500

0.02*
0.1
0.004
0.9*
0.25
0.0002
0.004
0.4*
0.06
10
0.4
0.1
-

(0.01)
(0.0001)
(0.04)
(3.4)
(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.03)
(0.001)
-

0.5
0.1
0.01
0.1
0.2
3 SAR
1(leaf)
5(others)
5
0.2
0.002
0.2
0.02
2
0.8
80
1
5
-

>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV
>IV

APPENDIX C3

Parameters
MBAS/BAS
O & G (mineral)
O&G
(emulsified
edible)
PCB
Phenol
Aldrin / Dieldrin
BHC
Chlordane
t-DDT
Endosulfan
Heptachlor /
Epoxide
Lindane
2,4-D
2,4,5-T
2,4,5-TP
Paraquat
N =
* =
** =
=
AB =
ENL =
@ =
CLASS
I

IIA
IIB
III
IV
V
Source:

Classes
Units
g/l
g/l
g/l

I
ENL
ENL
ENL

IIA
500
40;NF
7000;N

IIB
5000
N
N

III
(200)
-

IV
-

V
-

mg/l
g/l
g/l
g/l
g/l
g/l
g/l
g/l

ENL
AB
AB
AB
AB
AB
AB
AB

0.1
10
0.2
2
0.08
0.1
10
0.05

6
0.2
9
2
1
0.9

(0.05)
(0.01)
(0.1)
(0.02)
(0.01)
(0.06)

g/l
g/l
g/l
g/l
g/l

AB
AB
AB
AB
AB

2
70
10
4
10

3
450
160
850
1800

(0.04)
-

Free from floatable materials/debris or No objectionable odour, or No objectionable taste.

Related parameters, only one recommended for use
Geometric mean
Maximum not to be exceeded
Absent
Expected Natural Level
Maximum (unbracketed) and 24-hr average (bracketed) concentrations
USES
Conservation of natural environment
Water supply I practically no treatment necessary (except by disinfection or boiling only)
Fishery I very sensitive aquatic species
Water supply II conventional treatment required
Fishery II sensitive aquatic species
Recreational use with body contact.
Water supply III extensive treatment required
Fishery III common, of economic value, and tolerant species.
Irrigation
None of the above.
Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines for Forestry. Department of Environment. October 1998.