TY - JOUR
T1 - Determining mercury safe concentration in shells in the unlicensed gold mining area of kayeli village, buru regency, maluku province, indonesia
AU - Ramadhani, Nesya Eka
AU - Tualeka, Abdul Rohim
AU - Lain, Bacrudin
AU - Rahmawati, Pudji
AU - Russeng, Syamsiar S.
AU - Wahyu, Atjo
AU - Ahsan,
N1 - Funding Information:
1Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, 60115 Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia; 2Department of Environmental Health, Health, Health Polytechnic Ministry of Health Maluku, 97233 Negeri Lama, Ambon, Indonesia; 3Department of Development of Islamic Society, State Islamic University Sunan Ampel, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia; 4Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, East Java, Indonesia; 5Faculty of Nurse, University of Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia
Funding Information:
Source of Funding: This is an article “Determining Mercury Safe Concentration in Shells in the Illegal Gold Mining Area of Kayeli Village, Buru Regency, Maluku Province, Indonesia” of Occupational Health and Safety Department that was supported by Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/9
Y1 - 2019/9
N2 - Mercury is one of the metals in the environment which naturally occurs and is classified as a hazardous material. Mercury is a silver white heavy metal and has persistent properties. It is liquid, volatile, bioaccumulation and harmful to health and the environment. This study aimed to determine the safe concentration of mercury exposure in the community in the area of unlicensed gold mining areas (PETI) in Kayeli Village, Buru Regency, Maluku Province, Indonesia. This study was an observational study with an environmental health risk analysis approach. The sample of this study was 67 people and the object of this study was Polymesoda erosa shells. The variables were the No Observed Adverse Effect Level (NOAEL), Reference Dose (RfD), mercury concentrations in the shells, body weight, shell consumption rate and safe concentrations of mercury in the shells. The result showed mercury concentration in Polymesoda erosa in 9 different sample locations was 0.756 mg/kg and the safe concentration of mercury exposure was 0.71 mg/ kg. It was less than the Indonesian National Standard of the maximum limit of heavy metal contamination in food. It can be concluded that the safe concentration of mercury in the shells of illegal gold mining areas in Maluku province of Indonesia is safe and can be used as a reference for the community.
AB - Mercury is one of the metals in the environment which naturally occurs and is classified as a hazardous material. Mercury is a silver white heavy metal and has persistent properties. It is liquid, volatile, bioaccumulation and harmful to health and the environment. This study aimed to determine the safe concentration of mercury exposure in the community in the area of unlicensed gold mining areas (PETI) in Kayeli Village, Buru Regency, Maluku Province, Indonesia. This study was an observational study with an environmental health risk analysis approach. The sample of this study was 67 people and the object of this study was Polymesoda erosa shells. The variables were the No Observed Adverse Effect Level (NOAEL), Reference Dose (RfD), mercury concentrations in the shells, body weight, shell consumption rate and safe concentrations of mercury in the shells. The result showed mercury concentration in Polymesoda erosa in 9 different sample locations was 0.756 mg/kg and the safe concentration of mercury exposure was 0.71 mg/ kg. It was less than the Indonesian National Standard of the maximum limit of heavy metal contamination in food. It can be concluded that the safe concentration of mercury in the shells of illegal gold mining areas in Maluku province of Indonesia is safe and can be used as a reference for the community.
KW - Community
KW - Gold mining
KW - Mercury
KW - Safe concentration
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U2 - 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.02612.3
DO - 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.02612.3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85076581184
SN - 0976-0245
VL - 10
SP - 1230
EP - 1234
JO - Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development
JF - Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development
IS - 9
ER -
