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    This laboratory report analyzed water samples from three locations to determine total suspended solids (TSS) and volatile suspended solids (VSS). Sample A from Sungai Derhaka had 425.64 mg/L of TSS and 415.38 mg/L of VSS. Sample B from Kampung Pertama drain contained the highest levels at 495.00 mg/L TSS and 490.00 mg/L VSS. Sample C from a UiTM sewage treatment plant had the lowest readings of 322.22 mg/L TSS and 316.67 mg/L VSS. All samples fell into the most polluted Class V based on Malaysian water quality standards. The high solid levels indicate

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    This laboratory report analyzed water samples from three locations to determine total suspended solids (TSS) and volatile suspended solids (VSS). Sample A from Sungai Derhaka had 425.64 mg/L of TSS and 415.38 mg/L of VSS. Sample B from Kampung Pertama drain contained the highest levels at 495.00 mg/L TSS and 490.00 mg/L VSS. Sample C from a UiTM sewage treatment plant had the lowest readings of 322.22 mg/L TSS and 316.67 mg/L VSS. All samples fell into the most polluted Class V based on Malaysian water quality standards. The high solid levels indicate

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    This laboratory report analyzed water samples from three locations to determine total suspended solids (TSS) and volatile suspended solids (VSS). Sample A from Sungai Derhaka had 425.64 mg/L of TSS and 415.38 mg/L of VSS. Sample B from Kampung Pertama drain contained the highest levels at 495.00 mg/L TSS and 490.00 mg/L VSS. Sample C from a UiTM sewage treatment plant had the lowest readings of 322.22 mg/L TSS and 316.67 mg/L VSS. All samples fell into the most polluted Class V based on Malaysian water quality standards. The high solid levels indicate

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    ECW351 - L1 - Volatile Suspended Solid (VSS)

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    This laboratory report analyzed water samples from three locations to determine total suspended solids (TSS) and volatile suspended solids (VSS). Sample A from Sungai Derhaka had 425.64 mg/L of TSS and 415.38 mg/L of VSS. Sample B from Kampung Pertama drain contained the highest levels at 495.00 mg/L TSS and 490.00 mg/L VSS. Sample C from a UiTM sewage treatment plant had the lowest readings of 322.22 mg/L TSS and 316.67 mg/L VSS. All samples fell into the most polluted Class V based on Malaysian water quality standards. The high solid levels indicate

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    FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

    UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA


    PULAU PINANG LABORATORY REPORT

    RESULTS & ANALYSIS

    A B C
    SAMPLE
    (Sungai Derhaka) (Kg. Pertama Drain) (UiTM sewage)
    Weight of empty crucible
    + empty filter, 1747 1690 1740
    W1 (mg)
    Weight of crucible + filter
    + suspended solid, 1830 1789 1798
    W2 (mg)
    Weight of crucible + filter
    + volatile suspended solid, 1828 1788 1797
    W3 (mg)
    Volume of water sample,
    195 200 180
    V (mL)
    Concentration of Total
    Suspended Solid, 425.64 495.00 322.22
    TSS (mg/L)
    Concentration of Volatile
    Suspended Solid, 415.38 490.00 316.67
    VSS (mg/L)

    Based on standard from Department of Environment (DOE) Malaysia, all the sample can be
    classified into few Water Quality Index Classification as below:

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    UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
    PULAU PINANG LABORATORY REPORT

    CLASS
    PARAMETER UNIT I II III IV V
    Total
    Suspended mg/L < 25 25 – 50 50 – 150 150 – 300 > 300
    Solid, TSS
    DOE Water Quality Index Classification

    Sample Total Suspended Solid, TSS Class

    (mg/L)
    A
    425.64 V
    (Sungai Derhaka)
    B
    495.00 V
    (Kampung Pertama drain)
    C
    322.22 V
    (UiTM STP)

    Sample Calculation:

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    PULAU PINANG LABORATORY REPORT

    W 2−W 1
    Total Suspended Solid ,TSS= x 100 0
    V

    1830−1747
    ¿ x 1000
    195

    ¿ 425.64 mg/L( sungai derhaka)

    W 3 −W 1
    Volatile Suspended Solid , VSS= x 10 0 0
    V

    1828−1747
    ¿ x 1000
    195

    ¿ 415.38 mg/ L( sungaiderhaka)

    1. Based on standard from Department of Environment (DOE)


    DISCUSSION

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    PULAU PINANG LABORATORY REPORT

    Malaysia Water Quality Index Classification all the sample


    are classified into class V. This class of water can be
    classified as polluted water as the number solid particles
    remain in the sample was quite high. Furthermore, all the
    sample was taken at the open space area and dirty as people
    keep throwing dirt into the drain and river plus microorganism
    growth in that place such as algae. Sewage was already known
    with the dirtiness of water as it come from dirty place.

    2. Volatile Suspended Solids, VSS provides a measure of a water


    to consume oxygen. Suspended solids in a body of water are
    often due to natural causes. VSS give great impact in our
    water bodies. The higher the values of VSS, the more polluted
    the water bodies. This is because, the higher the VSS means,
    the higher the value of organic particle in the water.

    3. From the results calculated, the value for volatile suspended


    solid (VSS) at Kampung Pertama (490.00 mg/L) was higher
    than Sungai Derhaka (415.38 mg/L) while UiTM sewage
    treatment plant (316.67 mg/L) show the lowest values. We
    can say that Kampung Pertama drain was very dirty and it is
    full with suspended solid such as dry leaves, twig, pieces snail
    shells, animal waste, algae, plastic, straw and many others.
    Plus, the area where the sample was taken is nearly to the
    place where construction work is occurring. So, the
    construction material and waste may flow into the drain and
    increase the rate of suspended solids in the sample.

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    PULAU PINANG LABORATORY REPORT

    4. For Sungai Derhaka sample, the value of volatile suspended


    solid was not high as the Kampung Pertama drain. This is
    because the sample was taken at the surface of the river. This
    may cause only a few percent of the suspended solid enter the
    bottle of the sample. Suspended solid found in this sample
    basically organic matter such as dry leaves, twig, and tiny soil
    particles.

    5. UiTM STP show the smallest values of suspended solid


    because the water sample taken was currently have undergoes
    some treatment process. The biggest particle of the suspended
    solid such as leaves and twigs may have been removed by the
    screening process used to prevent the entrance of the
    suspended solid. But the fine size particle still available such
    as fine soil particle in the water sample in the high values as
    the volume of the water sample used for the test is the lowest.

    As the conclusion, the objective of the laboratory activity to


    CONCLUSION
    determine the concentration of Volatile Suspended Solids (VSS) in
    the water sample was achieved. The VSS for the sample A
    (Sungai Derhaka) is 415.38 mg/L, sample B (Kampung Pertama
    drain) is 490.00 mg/L and sample C (UiTM sewage) is 316.67
    mg/L.

    Based on standard from Department of Environment (DOE)


    Malaysia Water Quality Index Classification all the sample are
    classified into Class V which can be considered as polluted.

    WATER AND WATER WASTE ENGINEERING (ECW351)


    FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
    UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
    PULAU PINANG LABORATORY REPORT

    WATER AND WATER WASTE ENGINEERING (ECW351)

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