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生徒が川の水質を調べる

ランカウィ　: 礁漑局副理事のドズルキフリ・アブ・ベイカー氏は川の中に生息している生物や微生物を測定させ、それを基準に川の水質を測定する方針を示した。この測定については教育省と協力して行うと話し、測定は教育の一環として学校の生徒に行わせると話した。測定方法はいたってシンプル。川の水質に応じて生息する生物は違ってくるので、川に生息する生物を観察するだ。もちろん生徒が観察した後、専門家にも違った方法で測定させる予定だとベイカー氏は話した。また授業の一環で生徒が水質を調べれば、生徒達自身にも環境のことを考えてくれるので一石二鳥だと話した。

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[ 4月30日　20：42　MCS]

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Look out for insects in water to see if river is clean

LANGKAWI: The Drainage and Irrigation Department is drawing up a biological indicator module for students to be able to assess river water quality.

The module would be introduced in schools by this August to teach students how to monitor the cleanliness level of rivers using insects as indicators, DID senior deputy director (river section) Dzulkifli Abu Bakar said.

He said the department was collaborating with the Education Ministry on the module.

“This method is very simple as it does not require expensive tools. We need only to observe the insects found in the water.

“Some insects can only live in very clean water, while others survive in dirty waters.

“This biological indicator is one of the simplest ways to monitor water quality,” he said after opening a workshop to prepare the “Biological Indicator Module” with teachers from Institut Perguruan Bahasa Melayu Malaysia.

The participants will be using biological and chemical methods to assess the quality of water in Sungai Tok Tukang today and Sungai Kilim tomorrow.

Dzulkifli said the module could be incorporated into the school curriculum and co-curricular activities.

“This is one way of making the children care for the environment,” he added.

.<30-4-2007 THE STAR>