Open AccessThe Effect of Tin Mining on Soil Damage in Pedindang Sub-Watershed, Central Bangka Regency
Author(s) -
Latief Mahir Rachman,
Dwi Putro Tejo Baskoro,
Hendi Hendra Bayu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/399/1/012026
Subject(s) - bulk density , silt , environmental science , watershed , organic matter , soil water , soil science , porosity , tin , soil series , land use , soil organic matter , soil morphology , soil fertility , agroforestry , geology , soil classification , geotechnical engineering , materials science , ecology , paleontology , machine learning , biology , computer science , metallurgy
The practice of tin mining, especially in the Pedindang Sub-Watershed, Central Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Province was not carried out carefully and protectively because it produced soil damage or land degradation. The purpose of this study was to examine soil properties, particularly soil physical properties, and soil damage in the Pedindang Sub-Watershed with various land uses, namely tin mining, forests, dryland agriculture and thicket shrubs-bushes, on various slope classes. The properties of the soil studied were the content of organic matter, sand, silt, clay; bulk density; porosity, and soil permeability. Compared to other land use (forest, dryland agriculture and shrubs) in the Pedindang Sub-Watershed area, tin mining land use show the worst soil properties. Soils in tin mining land use were degraded, has very low organic matter content; the lowest clay content; the highest soil density as indicated by high bulk density and low soil porosity; and the highest sand content so that it can be understood if it has the highest and very fast soil permeability.