Research Article

Notes on the Wild Tomistoma Populations in Western Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

Table 4

Selected water quality parameters measured ex situ.

RiverChlorophyll a (mg/L)TSS (mg/L)Ammonia (mg/L NH3–N)Nitrate (mg/L NO3–N)Nitrite (mg/L NO2–N)Orthophosphate (mg/L )Silicate (mg/L SiO2)

Samarahan0.49 0.0819.33 1.150.03 0.010.02 0.010.002 0.0010.22 0.010.52 0.10
Bunga-Baki0.45 0.126.67 4.160.02 0.010.02 0.010.002 0.0010.24 0.040.37 0.14
Kepayang0.57 0.113.00 1.000.21 0.010.05 0.020.005 0.0030.32 0.240.79 0.17

Mean SD.