ANALISIS KADAR MERKURI (Hg) DALAM URIN PENAMBANG EMAS TRADISIONAL (Studi Kasus di Desa Panton Luas Kecamatan Sawang Tapak Tuan, Aceh)
Abstract: Mercury (Hg) can be
exposed to the traditional gold miners during the screening process and
annealed. In the filtering process of mercury (Hg) into the body through the
skin. And in the process of annealed mercury (Hg) is heated at very high
temperatures so that the mercury (Hg) will evaporate and enter the body through
inhalation miners. This study aims to determine the amount of mercury (Hg) in
the urine of traditional gold miners in the village of Panton Luas subdistrict
sawwang southern Aceh district. This study was an observational study with a
descriptive design. Sample of 30 people. Collecting data through laboratory
tests and questionnaires and analyzed descriptively and analysis uniariat. The
results showed that the levels of mercury (Hg) in the urine of gold miners
still in the normal range is 4μg / l, an average of 2.82 (SD ± 0.57). Although
still within normal limits need to do further research with a more
representative sample so that the results will be more accurate.
Penulis: Harianto Bangun,
Gusbakti Rusip, Zul Alfian
Kode Jurnal: jpkimiadd150613
