Jurnal Pengendalian Pencemaran Lingkungan (JPPL)

Analisis Longitudinal Struktur Komunitas Makrozoobentos yang Tercemar Limbah Pertambangan Emas Skala Kecil di Sungai Cikondang, Jawa Barat

2023-03-06T12:08:55+07:00

Small-scale gold mining activities are still mostly carried out in various regions in Indonesia. The use of mercury (Hg) in the process of extracting gold from sediments can be a source of pollution for aquatic ecosystems and organisms. The aim of this study was to analyze the macrozoobenthos community structure in the Cikondang River which was affected by Hg pollution due to small-scale gold mining. Sampling was carried out by survey method at 5 sampling points along the Cikondang River from upstream to downstream. Water quality parameters measured include temperature, transparency, current velocity, pH, Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD). Hg concentrations in sediments and macrozoobenthos were measured using automatic mercury analyzer. The results showed that the concentration of Hg in sediments in the Cikondang River ranged from 0.63–52.48 mg/kg and the accumulation of Hg in macrozoobenthos ranged from 0.97 to 0.98. The macrozoobenthos diversity index was 1.50-2.17 and the dominance index was 0.16-0.30. The most group of macrozoobenthos found was from the Gastropod class, followed by the Insecta and Malacostraca classes. Macrozoobenthos in the Cikondang River were only found in the downstream of the river, at Sampling Points 4 and 5 only. This showed that Hg pollution in the Cikondang river is highly toxic, caused macrozoobenthos was not found at Sampling Point 1, 2 and 3.

Analisis Kinerja Pengelolaan Limbah Infeksius Selama Masa Pandemi Covid-19 Studi Kasus di RSUD Kota Depok

2023-03-14T01:48:13+07:00

Medical waste management is one of the important things in handling the Covid-19 pandemic. Depok City is one of the areas of West Java Province in Indonesia which in the spread of Covid 19 is in the 5 (five) highest positions. The purpose of this research is the management of infectious waste before and during the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic. This study used a qualitative method. Stages of research is the identification of performance and assessment of the performance of the management of infectious waste using the Balanced Scorecard method, identification plan management strategies using the SWOT method and prioritizing the implementation of the strategy with the method Interpretative Structural Modeling (ISM). The results showed that the infectious waste generation at the Depok City Hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic increased to 2.75 tons per year. The hospital has made efforts to reduce and sort out, but the obstacles faced during the sorting process are the limited number of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) so that it can increase the risk of transmitting Covid-19 to officers and the absence of cold storage in the Temporary Disposal of Hazardous and Toxic Materials. (TPS B3). The Depok City Regional General Hospital (RSUD) has collaborated with third parties who have permits from the government. The most influential strategy that can be carried out by hospitals is to improve waste management facilities and infrastructure and strengthen SOPs with waste management parties.