Effect of COVID-19 movement control order policy on water quality changes in Sungai Langat, Selangor, Malaysia within distinct land use areas
For the first time in the 21st century, many nations have been forced to conduct a lockdown that restricts their industrial, transportation, and social activities to avoid the extensive COVID-19 spread. Therefore, our study aimed to analyze the status of water quality that was measured by suspended...
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| author | Rendana, Muhammad Wan Mohd Razi Idris, Sahibin Abd Rahim, |
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| description | For the first time in the 21st century, many nations have been forced to conduct a lockdown that restricts their industrial, transportation, and social activities to avoid the extensive COVID-19 spread. Therefore, our study aimed to analyze the status of water quality that was measured by suspended particulate matter (SPM) in Sungai Langat, Selangor, Malaysia using the remote sensing technique. The study was concerned with rivers located in distinct land-use areas such as high-density urban, low-density urban, and agricultural areas. The study period included before and after movement control order (MCO) periods that occurred in February 2020 and February 2021, respectively. The SPM levels in each period were calculated using the remote sensing technique through Landsat-8 OLI images then they were analyzed using statistical analysis. The results of the remote sensing technique showed the highest decrease of SPM levels during the MCO period was observed in Sungai Langat within a high-density urban area (34.1%). Then, the SPM levels in all Sungai Langat raised significantly after the MCO period with the highest change at 31.6%. Rainfall and erosion factors had a significant impact on the SPM level through natural processes but the COVID-19 restriction had a direct impact on the SPM level due to the restriction of industrial and social activities. The suspended activities have made the lower emission compared with before the COVID-19 period in 2019. |
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| spelling | ukm.eprints-194902022-08-26T08:01:28Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19490/ Effect of COVID-19 movement control order policy on water quality changes in Sungai Langat, Selangor, Malaysia within distinct land use areas Rendana, Muhammad Wan Mohd Razi Idris, Sahibin Abd Rahim, For the first time in the 21st century, many nations have been forced to conduct a lockdown that restricts their industrial, transportation, and social activities to avoid the extensive COVID-19 spread. Therefore, our study aimed to analyze the status of water quality that was measured by suspended particulate matter (SPM) in Sungai Langat, Selangor, Malaysia using the remote sensing technique. The study was concerned with rivers located in distinct land-use areas such as high-density urban, low-density urban, and agricultural areas. The study period included before and after movement control order (MCO) periods that occurred in February 2020 and February 2021, respectively. The SPM levels in each period were calculated using the remote sensing technique through Landsat-8 OLI images then they were analyzed using statistical analysis. The results of the remote sensing technique showed the highest decrease of SPM levels during the MCO period was observed in Sungai Langat within a high-density urban area (34.1%). Then, the SPM levels in all Sungai Langat raised significantly after the MCO period with the highest change at 31.6%. Rainfall and erosion factors had a significant impact on the SPM level through natural processes but the COVID-19 restriction had a direct impact on the SPM level due to the restriction of industrial and social activities. The suspended activities have made the lower emission compared with before the COVID-19 period in 2019. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19490/1/26.pdf Rendana, Muhammad and Wan Mohd Razi Idris, and Sahibin Abd Rahim, (2022) Effect of COVID-19 movement control order policy on water quality changes in Sungai Langat, Selangor, Malaysia within distinct land use areas. Sains Malaysiana, 51 (5). pp. 1587-1598. ISSN 0126-6039 https://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid51bil5_2022/KandunganJilid51Bil5_2022.html |
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| title | Effect of COVID-19 movement control order policy on water quality changes in Sungai Langat, Selangor, Malaysia within distinct land use areas |
| title_full | Effect of COVID-19 movement control order policy on water quality changes in Sungai Langat, Selangor, Malaysia within distinct land use areas |
| title_fullStr | Effect of COVID-19 movement control order policy on water quality changes in Sungai Langat, Selangor, Malaysia within distinct land use areas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of COVID-19 movement control order policy on water quality changes in Sungai Langat, Selangor, Malaysia within distinct land use areas |
| title_short | Effect of COVID-19 movement control order policy on water quality changes in Sungai Langat, Selangor, Malaysia within distinct land use areas |
| title_sort | effect of covid 19 movement control order policy on water quality changes in sungai langat selangor malaysia within distinct land use areas |
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