The Musi River is the main route for community activities in Palembang City, which makes it vulnerable to plastic pollution, including microplastics. The Juaro catfish (Pangasius polyuranodon), a food fish found in this river, is likely to ingest microplastic particles through its digestive tract. The study was conducted from December 2024 to February 2025 at two locations: Musi 2 and 13 Ulu Ta…
Heavy metal lead, commonly found in industrial waste, is toxic to aquatic organisms. Its presence in water can harm organisms such as climbing perch. Lead can cause liver damage, close the gill membrane, and even lead to death in fish. Additionally, it can cause reproductive disorders, inhibit vitellogenin induction, delay oogenesis, increase hormone secretion, and decrease gonadal somatic inde…
Buku Toksikologi Lingkungan ini disusun atas dorongan semakin banyaknya pencemaran lingkungan akibat serangan beragamnya kegiatan manusia, yang menggunakan bahan baku sinstesi yang beracun. Limbah ini akan mencemari lingkungan air, udara, tanah, dan lain- lain. Selama di dalam lingkungan, pencemaran akan mengalami transport dan transformasi di berbagai komponen lingkungan, pada akhirnya pencema…