Soil Quality and the Selection of Physicochemical Properties around Maro Rivers in Merauke Papua

Sumani Sumani,Widya Aryani,Siti Masiyah,Supriyadi Supriyadi

doi:10.5539/mas.v14n9p69

Abstract

Merauke Regency has 216.196 Ha of mangroves area which most of it was fed by the Maro River. The purpose of this research was to study the chemical, nutrient movement, and physiochemical properties by collecting the soil around the Maro River. 10 collected soil samples (0-20 cm depth) were analyzed using standard methods. The result showed that the average CEC of soils around River Maro is 15.95 cmol/kg. Organic matter and soil moisture content could be the contributor to enhance the CEC of soil. The average organic carbon was 1.34%, while the BOD and COD were 2.44 and 5.70 mg/L. Soil could have different mineralogical content which nutrient around Maro is decreasing due to waste disposal to the river, agricultural practice, and other human activities. Environmental management needs to reevaluate and studies about soil mineralogy strongly recommended.

Highlights

IntroductionSoil plays as s key role in life such as agriculture activities and the environment (Moraetis et al, 2016)
One of the non-renewable natural sources is soil
Waste from the industries or households that charged untreated flow into the various water sources and ended up in the coastal environment. This matter could lead to the changes in physicochemical properties of water bodies and soil which cause the undesirable transformation of the surrounding ecosystem

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Introduction

Soil plays as s key role in life such as agriculture activities and the environment (Moraetis et al, 2016). With the increasing number of human activities, soil pollution is inevitable. The major causes of soil pollution were discharged of industrial waste, flows from solid waste landfills, percolation of contaminated water, or excessive use of pesticides or chemical fertilizers (Seifi et al, 2010). Waste from the industries or households that charged untreated flow into the various water sources and ended up in the coastal environment. This matter could lead to the changes in physicochemical properties of water bodies and soil which cause the undesirable transformation of the surrounding ecosystem

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