Research Article
Assessment of Near-Bottom Water Quality of Southwestern Coast of Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia: A Multivariate Statistical Approach
Table 1
Sarawak coastal water quality standard according to the Malaysia Marine Water Quality Criteria and Standard (MWQS) [
27].
| Station | DO | TSS | PO4 | NH3 | NO2 | NO3 |
| 1 | Complied | Exceeded | Complied | Complied | Complied | Exceeded | 2 | Complied | Exceeded | Complied | Complied | Exceeded | Exceeded | 3 | Complied | Exceeded | Complied | Complied | Exceeded | Exceeded | 4 | Complied | Complied | Complied | Complied | Complied | Exceeded | 5 | Complied | Complied | Complied | Complied | Complied | Exceeded | 6 | Complied | Complied | Complied | Complied | Complied | Exceeded | 7 | Complied | Complied | Complied | Complied | Complied | Exceeded | 8 | Complied | Complied | Complied | Complied | Complied | Exceeded | 9 | Complied | Complied | Complied | Complied | Complied | Exceeded | 10 | Complied | Complied | Complied | Complied | Complied | Exceeded | 11 | Complied | Complied | Complied | Complied | Complied | Exceeded |
| MWQS | 4 mg/L | 100 mg/L | 0.075 mg/L | 0.070 mg/L | 0.055 mg/L | 0.060 mg/L |
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The parameter that violated the standard guideline value was indicated in italics.
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