Dampak Limbah Penambangan Emas Tanpa Izin (Peti) Terhadap Kualitas Air Sungai Limun Kabupaten Sarolangun Propinsi Jambi - The Impact Of Illegal Gold Mining Activity To The Water Quality Of Limun River, Sarolangun District, Jambi Province

Abstract

ABSTRAKDaerah penelitian terletak di desa Muaro Limun, Kecamatan Limun Kabupaten Sarolangun Provinsi Jambi. Sungai limun, salah satu sungai besar di daerah kabupaten sarolangun yang dimanfaatkan oleh mayarakat sekitarnya sebagai sumber penghidupan. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kegiatan penambangan terhadap kualitas air sungai Batang Limun, dan perubahan sifat fisik dan kimia yang diakibatkan kegiatan penambangan.Metode yang digunakan adalah metode grab sampel, serta stream sedimen untuk dianalis di laboratorium. Sejumlah sampel diambil di beberapa lokasi Penambangan Emas berdasarkan Aliran Sub-DAS dan dibandingkan dengan beberapa sampel lain yang diambil pada lokasi yang belum terkontaminasi oleh kegiatan penambangan. Analisis kualitas air mengacu pada (0,513ppm ).

The Influence of Illegal Gold Mining (IGM) on Environmental, Economic, and Educational Sectors of Muara Mensao Village, Jambi

“…For instance, the fine material that were suspended in water precipitated in the bottom of river [8]. This result was in convinient with previous study that the Batang Limun River has been experiencing physical and Whilst, the highest concentration of mercury was 153 ppb [5]. The heavy metal content was very dangerous for living things [28,29].…”

“…The breakage of nature operated by IGM activity was wrong management of unprofessional and uncertified artisanal which is consisted male and female adult even children. They do not apply standardized operating procedure in IGM activity [4,5]. The IGM activity is a matter of the world in 70 countries, and it is occured in Africa, Asia, and South America [6].…”

Mercury (Hg) concentration of river water and sediment in Tambang Sawah village due to gold mining without permission

“…Inorganic mercury ion is acute poison. Mercury elements has a relatively shorter residence time in human body, yet residence time of methylmercury in human body is 10 times longer compared with mercury in metal form, thus causes brain malfunction, anxiety, kidney disease, and liver problem in newborns [10].…”