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

The parameter that violated the standard guideline value was indicated in italics.