Heavy Metal Pollution in Sediments of Panreng River, Sidenreng Rappang Regency, South Sulawesi Province

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10.2991/978-94-6463-086-2_88How to use a DOI?

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Panreng River; Sediment; Heavy Metals; Enrichment Factor; Geoaccumulation Index

ABSTRACT

In Indonesia, small-scale rock mining is generally managed by traditional miners. For example, the andesite rock mining in Bulu Alakkuang has been exploited for approximately one hundred years. Mining waste is channeled directly into the Panreng River, located on the north side of the mining area. Rock mining waste contains sediment particles where the sediment plays an urgent role in the movement and accumulation of heavy metals that could lead to the cause of toxic effects on biota. The particular study aimed to analyze the levels and distribution of heavy metals Cu and Zn in the sediments of the Panreng River, Sidenreng Rappang Regency, South Sulawesi Province. The geochemical method was an Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES) analysis of 24 sediment samples taken systematically along the Panreng River. Then, data from the analysis of ICP-AES geochemical was analyzed for the Enrichment Factor (EF) and Geoaccumulation Index (I_geo). The metal of Cu tends to be high in the downstream area, while the metal of Zn tends to have an average value at all stations. The calculation result of EF showed the Cu content was in a range of 0,82-1,67, and the Zn content was in a range of 0,87-1,24. The result of EF was generally classified as minor enrichment. The calculation result of I_geo showed the mean of the I_geo Cu value was -0,27, and the mean of the I_geo Zn value was -0,52. The result of I_geo was generally classified as the unpolluted class of sediment.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Risqa Permatasyara Mu’min
AU  - Wawan Budianta
AU  - IWayan Warmada
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/28
TI  - Heavy Metal Pollution in Sediments of Panreng River, Sidenreng Rappang Regency, South Sulawesi Province
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Environment, Agriculture and Tourism (ICOSEAT 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 667
EP  - 673
SN  - 2468-5747
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-086-2_88
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-086-2_88
ID  - Mu’min2022
ER  -