ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF WATER QUALITY DECLINE AND TERRESTRIAL BIOTA DISTURBANCE DUE TO GALENA ORE MINING ACTIVITIES: A CASE STUDY OF PT CHRISTINA EXPLO MINING
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.61942/msj.v3i4.470Keywords:
water quality, terrestrial biota, mining, RKL, RPL, environmental impactAbstract
This study aims to evaluate the environmental impacts of galena ore mining activities, particularly related to water quality degradation and disturbances to terrestrial biota. This study was conducted in the operational area of PT Christina Explo Mining in 2024, focusing on the water quality of the Sasak and Rero rivers and disturbances to flora and fauna due to land clearing activities. The methods used included sampling surface water and clean water in the mining area and observing terrestrial biota. The analysis results indicate that water quality in the study area remains within the quality standards based on Government Regulation No. 22 of 2021 and Minister of Health Regulation No. 2 of 2023. However, potential disturbances to terrestrial biota habitats were identified, necessitating sustainable environmental management and regular monitoring
Downloads
References
APHA/AWWA/WEF. (2017). Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater (23rd ed.).
Chen, W., et al. (2024). Biofilm-mediated heavy metal trophic transfer… Water Research, 122487.
Chow, M., et al. (2022). First-Flush stormwater runoff… Hydrology, 9(4), 63.
Dethier, E.N., Sartain, S.L., & Lutz, D.A. (2023). Alluvial mining increases sediment load in tropical rivers. Nature, 620, 961–966.
Government of the Republic of Indonesia. (2021). Government Regulation No. 22 of 2021 concerning the Implementation of Environmental Management (Appendix VI Water Quality Standards).
Hao, X., et al. (2023). First-flush stormwater pollution… Science of the Total Environment, 903:163981.
Khan, S., et al. (2023). Effects of Pb/Zn mining on soil-water-air pollution: a review. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 234:67.
Luo, X., et al. (2024). Heavy metal distribution and health risk… Water, 16(15), 2179.
Matuoka, M.A., et al. (2020). Anthropogenic disturbances & bird functional diversity: meta-analysis. Ecological Indicators, 116, 106471.
Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia. (2022). Ministerial Regulation of the Environment and Forestry No. 5 of 2022 concerning Mining Wastewater Treatment Using the Artificial Wetland Method.
Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia. (2023). Minister of Health Regulation No. 2 of 2023 concerning Water for Hygiene and Sanitation Purposes.
National Standardization Agency. (2008). SNI 6989.59:2008 Wastewater Sampling Method. Jakarta: BSN.
Nurhasanah, E., Sutopo, S., & Prasetyo, B. (2022). Impact of Galena Mining… Journal of Tropical Ecology, 10(1), 33–42.
Oldén, A., Selonen, V.A.O., Lehkonen, E., & Kotiaho, J.S. (2019). Buffer strip width… BMC Ecology, 19:9.
Opitz, J., Alte, M., Bauer, M., & Peiffer, S. (2021). The Role of Macrophytes… Mine Water and the Environment, 40, 587–605.
Putra, RA, Sari, DP, & Aji, RN (2023). Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals… Journal of Technology and Environment, 29(2), 78–88.
Rahman, MA, Islam, KMN, & Hossain, MA (2020). Mining-induced changes in surface water quality. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 192(4).
Silva, R., et al. (2024). Rainfall characteristics & trace-metal transport to rivers. Journal of Hydrology (ahead of print).
Sweeney, B. W., & Newbold, J. D. (2014). Streamside forest buffer width… JAWRA, 50(3), 560–584.
Tsai, Y.-T., et al. (2022). Efficacy of riparian buffers in phosphorus removal: a meta-analysis. Frontiers in Water, 4, 882560.
WHO. (2022). Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality (4th ed., addenda). Geneva: WHO.
Widiyanto, D., Astuti, DI, & Susilowati, LE (2021). Evaluation of River Water Quality… Journal of Environmental Engineering, 27(1), 45–53.
Yulistyorini, E., & Suharyanto, A. (2019). Impact of Mining… Journal of Environmental Sciences, 17(2), 90–100.
Zhang, L., et al. (2024). Constructed wetland treating mine drainage wastewater… Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12:105244.
Zhang, X., et al. (2024). Constructed wetlands & hyperaccumulators for HMs removal: A review. Journal of Hazardous Materials (in press).
Downloads
Additional Files
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 Amran Amran, Alwi Sibali
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
