The Musi River estuary waters are a fertile area located in Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra, representing the confluence between the Musi River and the marine waters of the Bangka Strait. One of the important biological components in aquatic environments is phytoplankton, whose presence can be indicated by chlorophyll-a concentration as a biomass indicator. Chlorophyll-a is a pigment commonly …
The Musi River is currently included in the category of heavily polluted rivers. Based on the Monitoring of the South Sumatera Province Environment and Defense Office in 2020 it is projected to reach 50 percent. in the Musi River in the city of Palembang is iron (Fe). Metal Iron (Fe) is a metal whose presence in certain amounts needed by living things but in excessive amounts can cause toxic ef…