Water Pollution In Malaysia

THE EFFECT OF HIGH DOSE OF GLYPHOSATE- BASED HERBCIDE ON VASCULOGENESIS IN JAVA MEDAKA (ORYZIAS JAVANICUS) EMBRYO

NUR ASILAH IZNI BINTI SENAN
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SUPERVISOR: DR. SHAHRIZAD BINTI YUSOF

A project report submitted in partial fulfillment of requirement for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) Biology

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA
SERDANG, SELANGOR
SEMESTER 2 2017/2018

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION

In the twenty-first century, the environmental problem is one of the biggest issues all over the world. Water pollution is one of them. Water is the most delicate part of the environment, which is essential for animal, human and industrial development. Water pollution is a serious problem occurs in Malaysia

Water pollution might occur when pollutants enter the water bodies and affect the aquatic organisms thus decreases the quality of water. When toxic substance enter the water bodies, it affecting the flora and also fauna in the aquatic environment. Water is the basic unit of life and the water cycle implies the pollution control. In Malaysia, water pollution is one of the major problem that comes from domestic and also industrial sewage including livestock farms, logging activity, road construction and also mining (WWF Malaysia, 2018). The reduction in river water quality is clear indicator of aquatic pollution. The study from (Muyibi, S. A., Ambali, A. R., & Eissa, G. S., 2008) state that 95% of water source in Malaysia comes from the inland river systems. Pollutants such as heavy metals, pesticides and herbicides are some of the pollutant that propose health hazards to aquatic life and human beings. Consumption of fish, prawn or cockles that being accumulated by heavy metal pollutants might result in human health disease. Herbicide and pesticide contamination may lead to chronic long-term illness and death in humans as well as impair the fertility and development of both humans and aquatic

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