The longest river in Sumatra E coli Bacteria Contaminated

The longest river in Sumatra E coli Bacteria Contaminated

Batang Hari River in  Jambi which is the longest river in Sumatra condition is of growing concern. Based on the results of the Environment Agency (BLH) Jambi Province, the river was already polluted 25 parameters. The largest is the bacterium E. coli . According to the Head of Environmental Pollution Damage and BLH Jambi, Ardi, it was expected due in part Jambi people still use the river as a means of disposal. "It results in an average of five times the research throughout 2015," said Ardi in Jambi on Wednesday , March 30, 2016. He stated, from the results of research conducted at 16 monitoring points in the upstream, midstream, and downstream of the Batang Hari River were not found contaminated with heavy metals only the average is still dominated polluted E. coli . "There we found contaminated with heavy metals, due to find out whether the heavy metal contaminated is difficult, and if anything it was still below the quality standard," he said. He said the 25 parameters that pollute the longest river in Sumatra that, in among these are the parameters E. coli , DHL, TDS, TSS, pH, BOD, COD, DO, P04-P, SO4, NH3-N, NO3, NO2, CI, F, FE, MN, PB M / L, HG, Phenol, temperature, turbidity and color.

atang Hari river in Jambi

"We did Storet method, but the average is still below the quality standards established," said Ardi.

From the results of the study, concluded BLH, Batang Hari River water can still be used as a raw material for taps. However, prior to distribution must go through processing and purification first. "If not processed first by the study of health, the water will cause diarrhea," he said. Related to the rampant activities of illegal gold mining in the upstream region of Jambi, Ardi said such activities were in children -children Batang Hari river so it does not affect the main river Batang. Only the affected river sand mining excavation C. However, it can not be concluded if  the Batang Hari river contaminated with heavy metals. "To investigate the presence or heavy metal contamination, should do some research on the riverbed, "said Ardi.