TheAccumulation of Mercury on Baung Fish (Mytus nemurus) in the Kahayan River of Central Kalimantan

• Main Authors: Panda, Adventus / P., Nitimulyo, Kamiso Handoyo/ K. H., Djohan, Tjut Sugandawaty/ T. S.
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English
• Published: Pusat Studi Lingkungan Hidup Universitas Gadjah Mada 2003
• Subjects: Environmental Science and Management; Environmental Impact Assessment
• Online Access: https://repository.ugm.ac.id/35129/1/Jurnal_2003_Manusia_dan_Lingkungan_Vol_X_November_2003_ok.pdf; https://repository.ugm.ac.id/35129/
• Institution: Universitas Gadjah Mada

The Kahayan River of Central Kalimantan had environmental stress due to mercury waste. This waste came from the traditional gold mining activities. There were 1014 gold mining sites along the river from upstream to downstream. Mercury in river sediment was subsequently methylated by sulfated reducti...