RISK ANALYSIS OF METALS IN RESPIRATION DUST ON CHILDREN IN KELURAHAN MAGANI-SOROWAKO, SOUTH SULAWESI PROVINCE

• Main Author: APRIANY PANGARUNGAN (NIM: 25313001), REFLY
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/23871
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

One of the emission of Nickle mining activities in Sorowako, South Sulawesi is the dust particle in the air which can be disperse far away from the mine site, and calls long distance transport particulate. This dust particle binds with metals and minerals. Some of these metals are essential to human body, but some had carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic effect to human health. People near the mine can be exposure by this particle by inhalation route. Children are more vulnerable to toxicity of these metals, so this research aims are to measure the concentration of metal elements in the respiration dust on children, to know the predictive health risk on them, to see the accumulation in their hair, and to know the association between the Intake of metals with the metals concentration in hair. There were 8 elements based on Sorowako soil characteristic those are Ni, Cr, Cu, Fe, Al, Zn, Mn, Mg, and Pb as the result of the transportation activity as additional. To obtain this research aim, Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) had applied with descriptive cross sectional design. About 40 boys, 6-11 years old in Kelurahan Magani were selected base on EPA reference. Kelurahan Magani is known as the nearest district from the mine site. From descriptive analysis, there are only 17.5% respondent are vulnerable to the respiration dust for non carcinogen risk, and all the respondent are vulnerable to carcinogen risk due to the cancer excess risk has exceeded. For hair analysis found that Intake Nickel (p= 0.374) and Chromium (p= 0.217) has no correlation to its concentration in hair. While Cupper (p= 0.007) and Lead (p= 0.036) has correlation to its concentration in hair.