MAGNETIC AND GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS OF IRONSAND DEPOSITS FROM CIREBON COASTAL AREA, WEST JAVA
Cirebon is a densely populated port city which has ironsand deposits at its coastal area. Due to its vicinity to the port and the estuary, these deposits might contain anthropogenic pollutants including, heavy metals. Magnetic measurements, X-Ray diffraction (XRD) as well as X-Ray fluorescence (X...
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| Format: | Final Project |
| Language: | Indonesia |
| Online Access: | https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/53258 |
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| Institution: | Institut Teknologi Bandung |
| Language: | Indonesia |
| Summary: | Cirebon is a densely populated port city which has ironsand deposits at its coastal
area. Due to its vicinity to the port and the estuary, these deposits might contain
anthropogenic pollutants including, heavy metals. Magnetic measurements, X-Ray
diffraction (XRD) as well as X-Ray fluorescence (XRF) analyses were carried out
on ironsand samples from three sites along the Cirebon coastal area to identify the
anthropogenic pollutants. The samples were separated based on the grain size
before the measurement and analyses. The results show that the ironsand is less
magnetic and has smaller values of frequency-dependent magnetic susceptibility
compared to other ironsand found on Bayuran Beach in Central Java. Combined
XRD result and the regional geological map shows that most of the minerals were
originated from eroded volcanic rocks. The XRF results show that the samples have
a relatively high content of Si. XRF analyses also show relatively high
concentrations of Cr and Zn, the Geoaccumulation Index shows that the sediment
is moderate to heavily polluted by chromium and Zinc indicating the possibility of
anthropogenic origin. The Cr and Zn content exceeds the stipulated value in the
Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQGS). |
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