The Musi River in the city of Palembang has a multipurpose role in supporting the economic development of the community. The Kertapati area and its surroundings is one of the areas in the city of Palembang that utilizes the waters of the Musi River for industrial and community activities. The activities carried out produce waste that contains a lot of heavy metals such as iron metal and sometim…
Plankton are organisms that play a role in the food chain in waters. Increasing activities in the waters of Sungai Lumpur Estuary can have an impact on the presence of plankton. This study aimed to identify the type of plankton and analyze the composition, abundance, distribution and grouping of plankton and relationship between physico-chemical parameters and abundance of plankton. The study w…
Sembilang National Park is a unique area because it is a conservation area and there are many rivers that flow into various areas. Stock estimation in Sembilang National Park was carried out to see the density and biodiversity of fish based on the results of an acoustic survey. Efforts in managing the potential of fish resources are carried out with the aim of maintaining and saving aquatic res…
Problems in the environment regarding the problem of plastic waste are often a concern in water areas. The Musi River, which is located in South Sumatra Province, has a lot of community activities around it. This activity can be the cause of plastic waste pollution until it is degraded into microplastics. Microplastics that enter the waters will spread into water bodies and end up settling in s…
Sungsang which is located in Kecamatan Banyuasin II, Kabupaten Banyuasin, South Sumatra Province, the people of this area are very dependent on the sea which is used as a place to meet their daily needs. The activity of catching fish and processing it into snacks is the main activity that can never be separated from their daily lives. Human activities can produce waste which will be the main so…
Kertapati has a coal loading and unloading ship dock owned by three mining companies.activities stockpile resulted in the area opposite the pier on the banks of the Musi River being affected by coal dust. Coal dust causes a lot of harm to a decrease in air quality. Therefore, it is necessary to inventory the existing vegetation in the impact area as a protection due to the impact of stockpile c…
Coal mining activities using an open pit mining system will have an impact on changes in the landscape, physical, chemical, and biological properties of the soil. One of the negative impacts is the formation of ex-mining ponds filled with water called voids. Ex-minning ponds that left behind at the end of mining activities will have a negative impact on the environment such as acid mine drainag…
Sungai Lambidaro merupakan salah satu anak sungai yang meilintasi Kota Palembang dan bermuara ke Sungai Musi. Sekitar aliran Sungai Lambidaro terdapat pemukiman penduduk yang memanfaatkan air sungai sehingga mempengaruhi kualitas air dan berdampak pada makrozoobentos. Ada penduduk yang masih membuang sampah dan ada juga yang menghubungkan limbah cair rumah tangga langsung ke SungaiLambidaro. Pe…