Water Pollution Water Pollution – Our destiny or – Our destiny or

deeddeed Department of Environment Department of Environment

(DOE), Malaysia(DOE), Malaysia

Our ConcernOur Concern

• In Malaysia, water pollution is so heavy In Malaysia, water pollution is so heavy that rivers often contain 30 to 100 times that rivers often contain 30 to 100 times more pathogens, heavy metals, and more pathogens, heavy metals, and poisons from industry and agriculture than poisons from industry and agriculture than is permitted by government health is permitted by government health standards standards

Source: Source: http://www.infoforhealth.org/pr/m14/m14chap4_1.shtml

Wasted waters. UNESCO Sources, No. 84, p. 8. Nov. 1996.Wasted waters. UNESCO Sources, No. 84, p. 8. Nov. 1996.

The problemThe problem

• Water Pollution is a grave problem Water Pollution is a grave problem and needs to be addressed and needs to be addressed effectivelyeffectively

• Our environment is deteriorating Our environment is deteriorating day by dayday by day

Your TaskYour Task

• You are environmentalists, who are You are environmentalists, who are invited as delegates to the “Save invited as delegates to the “Save our Rivers” national conference our Rivers” national conference focused on the state of the rivers focused on the state of the rivers of Malaysiaof Malaysia

Your Research QuestionsYour Research Questions

• ““How can we preserve our rivers?” How can we preserve our rivers?” • ““What is our role in preventing What is our role in preventing

water pollution in our community?”water pollution in our community?”

Your Research QuestionsYour Research Questions

• To address the question, you must To address the question, you must be able to answer the following be able to answer the following questions:questions:– How does water pollution occur?How does water pollution occur?– What are the effects of water What are the effects of water

pollution?pollution?– What are someWhat are some of the ways to of the ways to

overcome water pollution?overcome water pollution?

What you must do?What you must do?

• Work in teams Work in teams • Conduct a thorough research on the Conduct a thorough research on the

causes and effects of water pollution on causes and effects of water pollution on environment. environment.

• Select different rivers Select different rivers • Suggest recommendations for Suggest recommendations for

preventing and controlling water preventing and controlling water pollution through a multimedia pollution through a multimedia presentation presentation

Your TasksYour Tasks

• Select a river in Penang for the studySelect a river in Penang for the study• Discuss the research plan with your fellow Discuss the research plan with your fellow

environmentalistsenvironmentalists• Conduct research on the Internet and refer to booksConduct research on the Internet and refer to books• Visit the site of the river you have selected in Visit the site of the river you have selected in

Penang Penang • Collect water samples for the study Collect water samples for the study • Discuss the Criteria for testing and measurement of Discuss the Criteria for testing and measurement of

pollutants such as temperature, pH, Dissolved pollutants such as temperature, pH, Dissolved Oxygen, Plant Life, Animal Life (micro and macro Oxygen, Plant Life, Animal Life (micro and macro organisms) organisms)

• Analyse the data Analyse the data • Draw inferences and Draw inferences and • Suggest recommendations to overcome water Suggest recommendations to overcome water

pollutionpollution

Your final destinationYour final destination

• Presentation in the National Presentation in the National conference organized by the conference organized by the Department of Environment (DOE), Department of Environment (DOE), Malaysia Malaysia

• Flyers for Awareness campaign in Flyers for Awareness campaign in the communitythe community

Research ProofResearch Proof• Consult different sources for information. Choose from:Consult different sources for information. Choose from:

– Internet Internet • Cite ResourcesCite Resources• Look into authenticity of the dataLook into authenticity of the data• Look for updated resourcesLook for updated resources

– BooksBooks• Cite ResourcesCite Resources• Look for latest booksLook for latest books

– InterviewsInterviews• Submit TranscriptSubmit Transcript

– Newspapers/MagazinesNewspapers/Magazines• Cite ResourcesCite Resources• Look for latest articlesLook for latest articles• Quote researches to support your studyQuote researches to support your study

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