Melola Discovery

← Melola Discovery

Open access Journal SINTA 1

Mercury pollution in the soil and river water of the Ratai watershed by artisanal and small-scale gold mining activities in Pesawaran District, Lampung, Indonesia

Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management · Vol. 10 No. 2 (2023) · pp. 4233–4243

DOI
10.15243/jdmlm.2023.102.4233
ISSN
2502-2458, 2339-076X
Published
2023-01-01
Publisher
Brawijaya University
Language
eng
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0

Abstract

The high risk of mercury pollution in the Ratai watershed due to artisanal and small-scale gold mine activities in Pesawaran District, Lampung, Indonesia, was evaluated. Studies are needed to improve the understanding of the effect of heavy metal pollution, especially mercury (Hg), in soil and river water along the watershed because of erosion. The Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) integrated with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) model was used to analyze the transport of mercury (Hg) from nonpoint source pollution loads to the Way Ratai River using rainfall-based erosion. Soils and river water samplings were conducted in 2020. Biophysical conditions, the land cover, and the rainfall data of the Ratai watershed were also taken into account. The results indicated that Hg concentrations in the soil and the river water were high, ranging from 0.26-28.9 mg L-1 and from 0.08-14.1 mg L-1, respectively. The reason for the high Hg contents in the soils and the river waters was the high erosion rate in the watershed. As the study area was characterized by high rainfall erosivity and low to high soil erodibility, the erosion-caused Hg contamination in soil and water can be significant if no conservation strategies are developed.

Keywords

Collaboration network of the authors

36 authors · 117 co-authorship links · 1 across different organisations

Hover or tap a name to highlight its co-authors. Double-click to open the author's page.

  • Lampung University
  • Tadulako University
  • Universitas Halu Oleo
  • Sebelas Maret University
  • Affiliation unknown
  • Different organisations
  • Same organisation
  • Affiliation unknown
  • Thicker line = more joint articles · bigger circle = more articles
Show as table
Co-authorOrganisationJoint articles
Bustanul ArifinAffiliation unknown3
- FitrianiAffiliation unknown3
Abu Hasan As-SadiliAffiliation unknown3
Novi RosantiAffiliation unknown3
Shima KazutoAffiliation unknown3
Dian RahmalinaAffiliation unknown3
Fitri Yuni LestariAffiliation unknown3
Hendra PrasetiaAffiliation unknown2
Muhammad Rizki Firdaus FasyaAffiliation unknown2
Afandi AfandiSebelas Maret University2
Winih Sekaringtyas RamadhaniAffiliation unknown2
Adisty RahmawantyAffiliation unknown2
Jeni LarasatiAffiliation unknown2
Wahyu HidayatTadulako University1
Melya RiniartiAffiliation unknown1
Siti Mutiara RidjayantiAffiliation unknown1
Rahmi Adi BazenetAffiliation unknown1
SelviraAffiliation unknown1
Rahmat Safe’iLampung University1
Hari KaskoyoLampung University1
SelviraLampung University1
Agus SetiawanUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Rahmat Safe'iAffiliation unknown1
Lely Pratiwi SimanjorangAffiliation unknown1
Vedelya IstighfarahAffiliation unknown1
RinawatiAffiliation unknown1
Rinawati RinawatiAffiliation unknown1
Vedelya IstighfaraAffiliation unknown1
Citra DewiLampung University1
Endro Prasetyo WahonoAffiliation unknown1
Dyah Indriana KusumastutiAffiliation unknown1

Affiliations come from OpenAlex; journal OAI-PMH metadata carries none. Authors without an OpenAlex ID are matched by name, which can merge or split people.

Metadata source: OAI-PMH (metadata jurnal) http://jdmlm.ub.ac.id/index.php/jdmlm/oai, first harvested 9 Nov 2026, last seen 9 Nov 2026.
Original metadata (oai_dc) 
<oai_dc:dc xmlns="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/  http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd">
	<dc:title xml:lang="en-US">Mercury pollution in the soil and river water of the Ratai watershed by artisanal and small-scale gold mining activities in Pesawaran District, Lampung, Indonesia</dc:title>
	<dc:creator>Yuwono, Slamet Budi</dc:creator>
	<dc:creator>Banuwa, Irwan Sukri</dc:creator>
	<dc:creator>Suryono, Nano</dc:creator>
	<dc:creator>Somura, Hiroaki</dc:creator>
	<dc:creator>Dermiyati, Dermiyati</dc:creator>
	<dc:subject xml:lang="en-US">ASGM</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject xml:lang="en-US">Erosion</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject xml:lang="en-US">Mercury</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject xml:lang="en-US">USLE</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject xml:lang="en-US">Way Ratai watershed</dc:subject>
	<dc:description xml:lang="en-US">The high risk of mercury pollution in the Ratai watershed due to artisanal and small-scale gold mine activities in Pesawaran District, Lampung, Indonesia, was evaluated. Studies are needed to improve the understanding of the effect of heavy metal pollution, especially mercury (Hg), in soil and river water along the watershed because of erosion. The Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) integrated with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) model was used to analyze the transport of mercury (Hg) from nonpoint source pollution loads to the Way Ratai River using rainfall-based erosion. Soils and river water samplings were conducted in 2020. Biophysical conditions, the land cover, and the rainfall data of the Ratai watershed were also taken into account. The results indicated that Hg concentrations in the soil and the river water were high, ranging from 0.26-28.9 mg L-1 and from 0.08-14.1 mg L-1, respectively. The reason for the high Hg contents in the soils and the river waters was the high erosion rate in the watershed. As the study area was characterized by high rainfall erosivity and low to high soil erodibility, the erosion-caused Hg contamination in soil and water can be significant if no conservation strategies are developed.</dc:description>
	<dc:publisher xml:lang="en-US">Brawijaya University</dc:publisher>
	<dc:date>2023-01-01</dc:date>
	<dc:type>info:eu-repo/semantics/article</dc:type>
	<dc:type>info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion</dc:type>
	<dc:format>application/pdf</dc:format>
	<dc:identifier>https://jdmlm.ub.ac.id/index.php/jdmlm/article/view/1355</dc:identifier>
	<dc:identifier>10.15243/jdmlm.2023.102.4233</dc:identifier>
	<dc:source xml:lang="en-US">Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management; Vol. 10 No. 2 (2023); 4233-4243</dc:source>
	<dc:source>2502-2458</dc:source>
	<dc:source>2339-076X</dc:source>
	<dc:source>10.15243/jdmlm.2023.102</dc:source>
	<dc:language>eng</dc:language>
	<dc:relation>https://jdmlm.ub.ac.id/index.php/jdmlm/article/view/1355/pdf</dc:relation>
	<dc:rights xml:lang="en-US">Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management</dc:rights>
	<dc:rights xml:lang="en-US">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</dc:rights>
</oai_dc:dc>