This research conducted to understand the quality of water at Krueng Geukueh Waters in North Aceh Regency – Indonesia reviewed by parameters such as chemical, physical, biological condition and distribution as well as the quality standard status for the area of the harbour, marine tourism and marine biota. The study covers 7 research points with 10 chemicals, physical and biological parameters and distance of sea depth taken were 5 meters. The in situ testing process involves temperature, brightness, pH and DO while the laboratory testing includes COD, BOD5, TSS, salinity, mercury, and total coliform. Test result indicates several values such as temperature 28.0 – 28.5 oC, DO 4.90 – 5.93 mg/L, pH 7.6 – 8.1, brightness 1.5 – 2.5 m, TSS 10.4 – 38.0 mg/L, COD 17.78 – 27.94 mg/L, BOD5 0.39 – 0.59 mg/L, coliform 14 – 1600 APM/100 ml, salinity 31.4 – 32.4% and mercury 0.001 – 0.006 mg/L. The quality standard for the harbour in Krueng Geukueh Waters North Aceh Regency is considered good, as the marine tourism is lightly polluted and marine biota is slightly contaminated.
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To Cite this Article: Anita, R., Faisal, & Meilina, H. (2018). The Quality and Distribution of Water at Krueng Geukueh Waters in North Aceh Regency - Indonesia. International Journal of Academic Research in Environment and Geopgraphy, 5(1), 82–98.
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