By: Nur Amiera Kamarudin, Ferdaus Mohamat-Yusuff,  Natrah Fatin Mohd Ekhsan, Ahmad Zaharin Aris, Fatimah Md Yusoff

Article Prepared By: Farah Izana Abdullah

The aquatic ecosystems in marine and freshwater were extremely disturbed by the various anthropogenic sources of pollutants from sewage, nutrients and terrigenous materials, crude oil, heavy metals and plastics. The lockdown cause by the COVID-19 pandemic had positive impact towards the environment from the reduction of the anthropogenic activities especially towards aquatic environments. A study was conducted to quantify the level of surface water quality after a year with COVID-19 spread at one of the famous recreational beaches in Malaysia, Port Dickson.

Water quality of the coastal area of Port Dickson based on several parameters showed positive improvement in the water quality a year after the movement control order in Malaysia. The Malaysian Marine Water Quality Index (MMWQI) showed the status of surface water from the Port Dickson coast was classified as moderate quality while certain parameters listed in the Malaysian Marine Water Quality Standards (MMWQS) were classified as Class 1 in March 2021. Although this COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacts the global human health as well as the world economic sectors, we can see some positive impact towards the environmental pollution

Web: doi:10.1088/1755-1315/934/1/012049

Tarikh Input: 31/01/2022 | Kemaskini: 08/06/2022 | m_fakhrulddin