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HYDROLOGY RESEARCH
卷 52, 期 1, 页码 91-106出版社
IWA PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2020.119
关键词
erosion; land-use; oil palm; plantation; pollution; sediment fingerprinting
资金
- Rasmussen Foundation, United States
- Felda Global Ventures Plantations Sdn Bhd (FGV)
- Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia (JPSM)
This study utilized sediment fingerprinting, the MLEB method, and pollution indices to investigate sediment sources, erosion rates, and water quality status in the humid tropics of Malaysia. Results showed that logging and agricultural plantations were major contributors to sediment and had high pollution levels in the catchments.
This study seeks to identify sediment sources, quantify erosion rates, and assess water quality status via sediment fingerprinting, the Modified Laser Erosion Bridge (MLEB) method, and various pollution indices (PIs), respectively, in the humid tropics (Malaysia). Geochemical elements were used as tracers in sediment fingerprinting. Erosion rates were measured at 3,241 points that encompass high conservation value forests (HCVFs); logged forests (LFs); mature oil palm (MOP); and mature rubber (MR) plantations. Annual erosion rates were 63.26-84.44, 42.38, 43.76-84.40, and 5.92-59.32 t ha(-1) yr(-1) in the HCVF, LF, MOP, and MR, respectively. Via sediment fingerprinting, logging and agricultural plantations were identified as the major contributors of the sediment. PIs also indicated the highest level of pollution in those catchments. This study highlighted three main messages: (i) the feasibility and applicability of the multiproxy sediment fingerprinting approach in identifying disaster-prone areas; (ii) the MLEB as a reliable and accurate method for monitoring erosion rates within forested and cultivated landscapes; and (iii) the adaptation of PIs in providing information regarding the status of river water quality without additional laboratory analyses. The combination of these approaches aids in identifying high-risk and disaster-prone areas for the prioritisation of preventive measures in the tropics.
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