Water Quality Laboratory

1. Functions of Water Quality Laboratory, NAHRIM can be translated as follows: :-

• Administrate and manage the operation of Water Quality Laboratory in accordance with recognized accredited laboratory management, coordinating the implementation of the quality system in accordance with MS ISO / IEC 17025 and follow the guidelines of Laboratory Accreditation Scheme of Malaysia (SAMM);

• To plan, manage and improve the policies, guidelines and water quality analytical services in the laboratory;
• Manage a centralized database, to properly store and provide analytical data of water quality analysis produced in the laboratory;
• To provide support for water quality analysis as part of research and development in the field of water and environment;
• To conduct research and product development related to water quality and environment.

2. Below are the list of analytical and research facilities in Water Quality Laboratory

i. Analytical

a) Aggregate Organic

• Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)

COD reactor

b)Inorganic/Nutrient

• Suspended Solid (SS), Nitrate, Nitrite, Sulfate, Phosphate, Nitrogen Ammonia, etc

Chromatography Ion

Lab Staff is conducting the analysis using spectrophotometer.

• Fe, Cu, Zn, Mg, Hg, Mn, Cd, Cr and etc

Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP-OES)

Low concentration mercury analyst (FIMS)

d) Oil and grease

• Coliform dan E-Coli

Microscope and Sealer.

Microbial culture in laminar flow.

ii. Penyelidikan

• Penyelidikan Metodologi Makmal untuk Peningkatan Kualiti dan Kapasiti Perkhidmatan Analitikal yang menyokong Penyelidikan Air Negara – Analitikal Kimia dan Mikrobiologi
• Penyelidikan Kualiti Air bagi tujuan menangani masalah Bahan Pencemar Kompleks Endocrine Disruptor Chemicals (EDC)
• Penyelidikan Pembangunan Kepelbagaian Produk Inovasi Mesra Alam dalam meningkatkan Kualiti Air dan Persekitarannya (Bioflocculant, Activated Carbon, Nanofiltration Membranes, Polypropylene Filter)
• Penyelidikan Biodigester bagi mengurangkan bahan pencemar organik dari sisa haiwan di Zoo Negara
• Penyelidikan Aplikasi Produk Inovasi Rawatan Air Mesra Alam ‘Bioflocculant’ berasaskan ‘Moringa Oleifera’ (Laboratory experiment, Optimization study, Commercial Business Case Study, Pilot Plant Bioflocculant
• Kajian Peningkatan Kualiti Air Tasik Tunku Abdul Rahman, Zoo Negara
• Kajian Penilaian Kualiti Air Sistem Pengumpulan Air Hujan (SPAH), Rumah Panjang Bair, Betong bagi tujuan air minuman.
• Kajian Penilaian Kualiti Air Sistem Pengumpulan Air Hujan (SPAH) NAHRIM bagi tujuan air minum pembotolan.
• Pemantauan Kualiti Air Tasik Taman Botani Perdana - Akreditasi makmal MS/ISO IEC 17025

Water quality analysis and research work in lab.

Shaking Incubator.

Bioreactor.

FOR MOR INFORMATION, CONTACT:-
Pn. Syazrin Syima Sharifuddin
Senior Research Officer
Water Quality Laboratory
Tel : 03-89476400 ext. 6677
Fax : 03-89483044
Email: syima[at]nahrim[dot]gov[dot]my