Impact of land uses on water quality in Malaysia: a review

• Published in: Ecological processes Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Camara, Moriken, Jamil, Nor Rohaizah, Abdullah, Ahmad Fikri Bin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 10.04.2019; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Agricultural management; Chemical indicators; Correlation analysis; decision making; Earth and Environmental Science; Environment; Erosion; forest land; Forests; Hydrology; Indicators; Industrialization; Information management; Land pollution; Land use; land use change; Malaysia; Organic chemistry; Pollution sources; Quality management; Review; Runoff; Urban areas; Urban development; Urbanization; Water pollution; Water quality; Malaysia; Malaysia; Land use; Water quality

Land use changes in urbanization, industrialization, and agricultural processes will continue to have negative impacts on water quality at all scales. The impact of land use changes on water quality is generally studied by analyzing the relationships between land use and water quality indicators. Th...