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Title:	Physical and chemical determination of municipal solid waste in Pangkor Island, Malaysia
Authors:	Mustapha Atta (P42336)
Supervisor:	Zaini Sakawi
Keywords:	Refuse and refuse disposal -- Malaysia Refuse and refuse disposal -- Environmental aspects Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia -- Dissertations Dissertations, Academic -- Malaysia
Issue Date:	15-Mar-2021
Description:	Generally, this study discuss on Island waste management in Pulau Pangkor which is specific on the composition, physical and chemical characteristics. The main objectives were to sort and characterize a representative numbers of waste samples in order to determine the composition of the solid waste, secondly, to determine the characteristics, both physical and chemical characteristics and thirdly, to suggest the best way to manage the environment towards further improvement of the present system. This study use a two stage analysis of field survey and laboratory analysis. The Corbit sampling protocol was adopted and hand sorting was used for classifying the sampled waste into the following categories: food, plastic, paper, yard/fruits, diapers, textiles, glass, metal and miscellaneous (others). Further investigations were carried out to determine the percentage of components and the bulk density of the MSW. The proximate parameters (moisture content, volatile matter and ash content) and the heavy metal concentrations (Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn) of the waste were determined and evaluated. The result shows that the mean bulk density of the waste is 320 kg/m³. Three dominant waste categories were identified which are food, paper and plastic and accounted for 34.12%, 23.45% and 20.52% respectively of the MSW in Pangkor Island. The proportions of organic constituents are high and forms approximately 90% of the MSW generated on the island. Results from the proximate analyses showed that the mean moisture content is considerable high and found to be 62.6%. Volatile matter content and ash content of the MSW are 78.3% and 21.6% respectively. Heavy metal concentrations of the wastes were found to be in the following order: Cu > Zn > Cd > Pb. The concentration of Cu (229.20 mg/kg), Zn (93.04 mg/kg), Cd (16.69 mg/kg) and Pb (13.01 mg/kg) are within the heavy metal limits of the Canadian and USEPA compost standards. It is recommended that future studies focus on thermal treatment of waste or incinerator in addition to an integrated waste management options.,“Certification of Master's/Doctoral Thesis” is not available,Master of Environmental Management
Pages:	195
Call Number:	HD4485.M4M847 2012 tesis
Publisher:	UKM, Bangi
Appears in Collections:	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan

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