Research Article

Assessment of a Physicochemical Indexing Method for Evaluation of Tropical River Water Quality

Table 1

The GPS coordinates of the sampling stations.

RiverStationGPS coordinatesDescription

Sarawak Kanan11°23′51.8′′N, 110°06′59.4′′EAt the bridge near Ruiz Suba Buan Village
21°24′54.5′′N, 110°08′06.1′′EWind Cave
31°25′25.2′′N, 110°09′00.5′′EAt the bridge near Bau Water Treatment Plant

Sarawak Kanan41°27′08.0′′N, 110°11′02.1′′EAt Buso Village
51°26′50.1′′N, 110°13′10.7′′EAt Siniawan Village

Sarawak Kiri61°27′07.5′′N, 110°16′54.6′′EAt Bau Bridge Road
71°27′03.8′′N, 110°16′52.8′′ENear Sk. Batu Kitang and village

Sarawak81°30′01.0′′N, 110°14′47.0′′EAt the bridge of Batu Kawa Road
91°32′22.4′′N, 110°17′09.9′′EAt Sejijak Village

Maong101°32′34.0′′N, 110°18′40.2′′EAt Maong River Village with construction activities
111°32′00.5′′N, 110°19′27.3′′ENear housing areas & primary schools
121°31′35.0′′N, 110°20′12.0′′ENear commercial areas

Sarawak131°33′17.0′′N, 110°19′25.8′′ENear Satok Bridge
141°33′36.6′′N, 110°20′46.4′′EKuching Waterfront Bazaar
151°33′27.0′′N, 110°22′50.0′′EPending-Petra Jaya Toll Bridge, industrial area

Sarawak161°34′33.2′′N, 110°24′33.2′′EDownstream of Sarawak Barrage
171°34′31.2′′N, 110°24′36.9′′EUpstream of Sarawak Barrage, before discharge from any industries
181°32′38.7′′N, 110°23′21.9′′EAt the bridge at Setia Raja Road