Abstract:
Terengganu River estuary is located at Kuala Terengganu, facing the South China
Sea. The major sources of water input of the estuary are Nerus River and Terengganu.
Over the past 30 years, Kuala Terengganu has undergone significant development
with its rapid industrialization and growing economic activity. Terengganu River
breakwater project has started in year 2002 and the project is still on-going for the
development of Kuala Terengganu City Centre project (KTCC) under East Coast
Economic Region (ECER). This study was conducted to access the nutrient level and
distribution in Terengganu River estuary. A total number of ten sampling stations
were established in the study area where the physical parameters and nutrient levels of
the water were studied. River discharges at three locations were measured too. From
the results, the mean concentrations of total dissolved phosphorus, orthophosphate
and dissolved organic phosphorus in Terengganu River estuary were 61.74 ± 27.67
µg/L, 28.96 ± 4.99 µg/L and 32.77 ± 25.48 µg/L respectively.