Identification and Correlation Test of Mercury Levels in Community Urine at Traditional Gold Processing Locations

• Autorzy: Lensoni , Adlim M. , Kamil Hajjul , Karma Taufiq , Suhendrayatna

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12911/22998993/159062

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Gold processing activities in Paya Seumantok Village, Krueng Sabee District, Aceh Jaya Regency, are known to utilize traditional mercury, posing a health threat to the workers and the local community. This study aims to identify local people’s urinary mercury levels near the gold processing plant in Paya Seumantok Village and to see the relationship between mercury levels and disease symptoms exhibited by the local people. To this end, ninety-one participants were recruited from a total member of a population of 928 people, determined using Slovin’s formula. The urine sample was collected using a purposive sampling technique following the procedure set by the regulation of the Minister of Health no. 43/2013. AAS Instrument was used to analyze the urinary mercury level. Sixteen out of 91 urine samples exhibited no mercury, while the rest, 75 samples, were found to contain mercury. The average urinary mercury level among local people near the site was 8.392 μg/L (SD: 6.721 g/L), while the minimum and maximum urinary mercury levels in this study were 0.19 μg/L and. 28.31 μg/L, respectively. Thirty-six samples were found to have mercury levels exceeding the acceptable threshold (7 μg/L), while thirty-nine samples had urinary mercury levels below the threshold. This study concluded that there is no relationship between urinary mercury levels and symptoms of acute and chronic diseases experienced local community and workers at the gold processing site in Paya Seumantok Village, Krueng Sabee District, Aceh Jaya Regency (p > 0.05).

Słowa kluczowe

EN

urine; society; gold; mercury; mine

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 24, nr 3
• Strony: 357--365
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 17 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Lensoni

• Department of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Abulyatama, Aceh Besar 23372, Indonesia

autor

Adlim M.

• Department of Chemistry, FKIP, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh 23111, Indonesia

autor

Kamil Hajjul

• Department of Management Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh 23111, Indonesia

autor

Karma Taufiq

• Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Abulyatama 23372, Indonesia

autor

Suhendrayatna

• Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh 23111, Indonesia

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2673-0947

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).