Isolation and Identification of Pathogenic Bacteria at Riverbank Filtration (RBF) Study Site: Lubuk Buntar, Kedah, Malaysia

Authors

  • Miskiah fadzilah Ghazali Division of Bioprocess, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
  • Nuraiffa Syazwi Adzami School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
  • Husnul Azan Tajarudin Division of Bioprocess, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
  • Mohd Remy Rozaini Mohd Arif Zainol School of Civil Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
  • Noor Fazliani Shoparwe
  • Zawawi Daud

Keywords:

Riverbank filtration (RBF), drinking water, pathogenic bacteria, identification, water quality

Abstract

River water is used for various purposes like as drinking water, in agriculture etc. The impact of river water pollution on human health depends mainly on the water uses, as well as the concentration of pathogen in water. Riverbank filtration (RBF) is an efficient and low-cost natural alternative filtration technology for water supply application. This technology was greatly removing many contaminants including pathogenic bacteria and viruses. However, this technology is new and not well explored in Malaysia. During the study, USM research team has embarked on the study of RBF at Lubuk Buntar, Kedah Malaysia. In order to understand the transportation of pathogenic bacteria during the filtration process, it is necessary to identify residence pathogenic bacteria in the river. Hence, this study was aimed to isolate and identify the pathogenic bacteria at the RBF study area located in Lubuk Buntar, Kedah, Malaysia. This study also conducted physicochemical test to monitor the river water quality. Analysis of 16S rDNA sequence revealed that Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579, Pseudomonas aeruginosa DSM 50071, Enterobacter ludwigii EN-149 were the origin pathogenic bacteria in the river at the RBF study site. pH for the river water was found in range 5.24-6.89 while temperature was recorded in range 30-25.31°C. BOD and COD were in range 6.8-2.0 mg/l and 31.0-8.0 mg/l respectively. The results show high value of turbidity, TSS and color which in range 179-64 mg/l, 177-68 and 74-20 PtCo respectively.

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Author Biographies

  • Miskiah fadzilah Ghazali, Division of Bioprocess, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
    degree in mineral resources engineering, Msc in environmental engineering
  • Nuraiffa Syazwi Adzami, School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
    degree in bioprocess technology
  • Husnul Azan Tajarudin, Division of Bioprocess, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

    Degree in Civil Engineering, Msc in Environmental Engineering and Phd in Chemical Engineering (Bioprocess)

  • Mohd Remy Rozaini Mohd Arif Zainol, School of Civil Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
    Bachelor of Science in civil engineering, Msc in Urban drainage, PhD in water resources engineering

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Published

01-01-2019

How to Cite

Ghazali, M. fadzilah, Adzami, N. S., Tajarudin, H. A., Mohd Arif Zainol, M. R. R., Shoparwe, N. F., & Daud, Z. (2019). Isolation and Identification of Pathogenic Bacteria at Riverbank Filtration (RBF) Study Site: Lubuk Buntar, Kedah, Malaysia. International Journal of Integrated Engineering, 10(9). https://penerbit.uthm.edu.my/ojs/index.php/ijie/article/view/2429

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