Open AccessIllegal Gold Mining in Kuantan River: Mercury Contamination Analysis
Author(s) -
Rindi Genesa Hatika,
Indang Dewata,
U Iswandi,
Purwo Subekti,
Saiful Anwar
Publication year - 2020
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 - 10.1088/1755-1315/469/1/012005
Subject(s) - mercury (programming language) , gold mining , contamination , atomic absorption spectroscopy , mercury contamination , environmental chemistry , environmental science , metallurgy , chemistry , materials science , computer science , physics , ecology , quantum mechanics , biology , programming language
The illegal gold mine in kuantan singingi district was a very difficult problem. Raids on illegal gold miners have also been made, but have not been able to cause deterrent effects for the perpetrators. This was due to the lack of public knowledge of the effect caused by illegal gold mining, one of the dangers feared is mercury contamination. This study aims to analyze the mercury contents found in the water in the area of gold mining in the kuantan river, Kuantan singingi district, Riau. Determination of mercury content in the sample was conducted using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). The results of the analysis found that the mercury content in the sample sites 1 and 4 was 0.0407 mg / L and 0.0117 mg / L, which means that exceeds the limit value of the provisions of 0.002 mg / L (PP No. 82 of 2001).