This study primarily focuses on pollutant of Global trends
in the Marine Ecosystems around the Spermonde Archipelagos. Contaminants known
as Global Trenches Pollutants (GTP) are absent from healthy marine
environments. When using marine resources for marine tourism, accuracy and
prudence are required to avoid future ecological dangers that have a cascading
effect on human health as well as aquatic ecosystems. The study identifies
exposure to GTP: microplastics (MP), polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), heavy metal
(HM), pesticide residue (PR), and medical waste (MW) in marine ecosystems the
Marine Tourism Area (MTA) area and Barrang Caddi Island (BCI) waters. A
combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis methods was used with a
combination of analytical instruments and mathematical formulas. The search
results show the average total abundance of MP in seawater and fish samples
(5.47 units/m3) and (7.03 units/m3) as well as in sediment and sponge samples
(8.18 units/m3) and (8.32 units/m3). Based on an analysis of the polymer
structure, it was identified that the dominant group is MP, from polyethylene
(PE), polypropylene (PP), and polystyrene (PS), followed by polyamidenylon (PA)
and polycarbonate (PC). Several PAHs pollutants were identified in the samples.
In particular, Naphthalene (NL) types were the most common in all samples,
followed by pyrene (PN) and azulene (AZ). BCI sea waters are suspected to be
exposed to MW and PR. Pb+2 and Cu+2 pollutants around BCI were successfully
calculated, showing average concentrations in seawater of 0.164 mg/L and 0.294
mg/L, respectively, while in fish, concentrations were 1.8110 µg/g and 2,452
µg/g, respectively. Based on these findings, the BCI area is not recommended as
a marine tourism destination. BCI is maintained as a marine tourism area, it is
feared that its ecosystem will enter an ecological hazard state, which will
have a chain effect, not only on the aquatic ecosystem around the BCI but also
on the sponge populations and fish, leaving them unfit for consumption and
subsequently causing health problems for the community.
Author(s) Details:
Ismail Marzuki,
Department of Chemical Engineering, Fajar University, Makassar
90231, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Andi Sahrijanna,
National
Research and Innovation Agency, (BRIN) Cibinong 16911, West Java, Indonesia.
Early Septiningsih,
National Research and Innovation Agency, (BRIN) Cibinong 16911, West
Java, Indonesia.
Ruzkiah Asaf,
National Research and Innovation Agency, (BRIN) Cibinong 16911, West
Java, Indonesia.
Admi Athirah,
National Research and Innovation Agency, (BRIN) Cibinong 16911, West
Java, Indonesia.
Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/CICMS-V8/article/view/14088
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