Abstract
This study aims to identify mercury concentrations in head hair and its effect on public health at the traditional gold mining. The study was conducted at the gold mining, Buladu Village, North Gorontalo Regency. Samples were taken randomly from human head hair. Samples of public health condition were taken from respondents who served as the samples of mercury concentrations in the head hair. The number of respondents was 20 people. The samples of mercury in the head hair were analyzed at the Integrated Research and Testing Laboratory of UGM by using mercury analyzer. The quality standard used as a reference to the mercury concentrations in the head hair was the recommendation of the National Research Council (NCR), i.e. 12 ppm. The results of the analysis of the public health were tabulated and then interpreted. The results of the analysis indicated that the highest mercury concentration in the head hair was 952.85 mg/kg and the lowest was 0.03 mg/kg with an average mercury concentration of 55.09 mg/kg. This result was above the threshold quality standards established by NCR, i.e. 12 ppm. Many factors affect the mercury concentrations in humans, including education, income, environmental sanitation and food consumption. Waste dumped directly into the river will affect river water and marine aquatic animals. The consumption of food taken from the waters of Sulawesi Sea affects influence the mercury concentrations in the head hair.
Highlights
This study aims to identify mercury concentrations in head hair and its effect on public health at the traditional gold mining
The results of the analysis indicated that the highest mercury concentration in the head hair was 952.85 mg/kg and the lowest was 0.03 mg/kg with an average mercury concentration of 55.09 mg/kg
Analisis Kadar Merkuri (Hg) Pada Rambut Penduduk Desa Kayeli, Akibat Penambangan Emas Tanpa Ijin di Areal Gunung Botak Kabupaten Buru Provinsi Maluku
Summary
Hasil penelitian awal yang dilakukan oleh Mahmud et al (2014) menunjukkan bahwa kualitas air pada muara Laut Sulawesi juga sebesar 0.008 mg/l. Penelitian ini penting dilakukan untuk mengetahui berapa besar konsentrasi merkuri masuk pada tubuh manusia. Dengan demikian kegiatan tambang tradisional yang berada di Kecamatan Sumalata memerlukan penelitian yang mendalam yaitu masalah kegiatan tambang tradisional akan memberi dampak pencemaran terhadap ekosistem di Sungai Pasolo dan mengancam penduduk yang mengkonsumsi ikan atau air dari sungai tersebut. Hasil akhir dari pencemaran yaitu masyarakat yang mengkonsumsi ikan di Laut Sulawesi, akan masuk ke tubuh manusia. Salah satu cara untuk mengetahui sudah seberapa jauh paparan merkuri pada tubuh manusia adalah pengukuran merkuri pada rambut kepala.
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