Lead identification in soil surrounding a used lead acid battery smelter area in Banten, Indonesia

Adventini, Natalia; Santoso, Muhayatun; Lestiani, Diah Dwiana; Syahfitri, Woro Yatu Niken; Rixson, Leons

doi:10.1088/1742-6596/860/1/012006

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“…While compared to sites outside Java, the Pb concentrations in Tangerang were 40, 84, and 101 times higher than Ambon, Jayapura and Palangka Raya, respectively. The high level of Pb in airborne particulate matter in Tangerang has also affected the lead concentrations (9-11 times higher than the control area) in the soil around the Tangerang lead smelting area (Adventini et al, 2017). These findings strongly suggest the need for action to avoid adverse human health impacts and related economic impacts related to emissions from this facility.…”

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confidence: 92%

Assessment of Urban Air Quality in Indonesia

Santoso

Lestiani

Kurniawati

et al. 2020

Aerosol Air Qual. Res.

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This study assessed the urban air quality in 16 large Indonesian cities on the islands of Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku, and Papua from 2010 till 2017. 24-h samples of airborne particulate matter (PM) in two size fractions, PM 2.5 (< 2.5 µm in aerodynamic diameter) and PM 2.5-10 (2.5-10 µm in aerodynamic diameter), were collected weekly using a Gent stacked filter unit sampler and then analyzed for their mass concentrations, black carbon (BC) content, and elemental compositions. The majority of the average annual PM 2.5 concentrations measured at the Java sites (Bandung, Jakarta, Semarang, and Surabaya) exceeded the Indonesian annual ambient air quality standard (15 µg m-3), although the other tested locations, excluding Pekanbaru and Palangka Raya, exhibited values below the standard. During the forest fire episodes of 2015, the average daily PM 2.5 concentrations in Pekanbaru and Palangka Raya rose above the national daily ambient standard (65 µg m-3). The percentage of BC, which is associated with traffic emission and biomass burning, averaged between 15% and 26% (a significant fraction) in the PM 2.5. The concentrations of the major elements in the PM 2.5 , viz., Si, S, K, Fe, Zn, and Pb, varied widely from site to site, although all of the locations displayed enhanced levels of the crustal elements Si and S, which originated from unpaved roads and volcanic eruptions, and vehicle fuel, forest fires, and volcanic emissions, respectively. Significantly higher concentrations of heavy metals (Fe, Zn, and Pb in Surabaya and Pb in Tangerang) were found at the heavily industrialized sites, demonstrating the effect of local industrial emissions on air quality. Our results, which are based on a crucial survey of PM concentrations and compositions in Indonesia, provide a scientific basis for * Corresponding author.

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Section: Elemental Concentrationsmentioning

confidence: 92%