Water quality of Inanam River estuary and the Ko-Nelayan tiger prawn aquaculture ponds in Sabah, Malaysia

• Published in: Hydrobiologia Vol. 285; no. 1-3; pp. 227 - 235
• Main Authors: MOKHTAR, M. B, AWALUDDIN, A. B, LOW YEW GUAN
• Format: Conference Proceeding Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 10-06-1994
• Subjects: Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Exploitation and management of natural biological resources (hunting, fishing and exploited populations survey, etc.); Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Marine; Penaeus monodon; Asia; Malaysia; ISEW, Malaysia; Malaysia, Sabah; Crustacea; Brackish water environment; Breeding pond; Arthropoda; Water quality; Estuaries; Decapoda; Invertebrata; Physicochemical properties; Aquaculture; Macrura
• ISSN: 0018-8158; 1573-5117
• DOI: 10.1007/BF00005669

Concentrations of cadmium, cobalt, chromium, iron, manganese, lead and oxidizable organic carbon, sediment acid potentials, dissolved oxygen, dissolved solids, suspended solids, pH, conductivity, salinity and temperature were monitored in the Inanam river estuary and the Ko-Nelayan tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) aquaculture ponds in Inanam, Sabah, Malaysia in 1989. The water in the aquaculture ponds and estuary contained elevated levels of suspended solids, cobalt and lead. The metals probably originated from light industries, motor workshops or leaded fuel in boat engines. Dissolved oxygen content was below the optimal level. Temperature, salinity and conductivity were within the optimal range for the cultivation of tiger prawns.