Mapping Atmospheric Mercury in Lampung Province, Indonesia Using Bark of Multipurpose Tree Species
The use of mercury in gold refining causes air pollution and results in the contamination of multipurpose tree species (MPTS). Tree bark has properties that cause it to store mercury for quite a long time. The purpose of this study was to determine mercury contamination of MPTS and map the mercury c...
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| author | Tedy Rendra Melya Riniarti Slamet Budi Yuwono Hendra Prasetia Endang Linirin Widiastuti Samsul Bakri Azhary Taufiq |
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| description | The use of mercury in gold refining causes air pollution and results in the contamination of multipurpose tree species (MPTS). Tree bark has properties that cause it to store mercury for quite a long time. The purpose of this study was to determine mercury contamination of MPTS and map the mercury contamination distribution in the atmosphere using tree barks as bioindicators. Sampling was performed using purposive sampling. The mercury concentration was obtained by atomic absorption spectroscopy, and the highest THg contents were analyzed using a scanning electron microscope. The analysis was carried out by gauging total mercury (THg), distance, elevation to THg, and interpolation of THg at the research site. The results showed that there were 10 types of MPTS trees whose bark could accumulate mercury. The bark of the <i>Tamarindus indica</i> tree stored the greatest amount of THg (74.4 µg dry weight (DW)), followed by <i>Persea americana</i> (58.7 µg DW), and <i>Annona muricata</i> (44.2 µg DW), respectively. This result was influenced by the roughness of the bark and the location of the plants. No correlation was found between distance and elevation to THg on tree bark. The mercury interpolation in the atmosphere showed that mercury moves from the purification point to the southeast of the purification location. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-68beaa4fc0eb47bb8fec8ea841b545962023-11-23T12:55:32ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332021-12-01131210.3390/atmos13010002Mapping Atmospheric Mercury in Lampung Province, Indonesia Using Bark of Multipurpose Tree SpeciesTedy Rendra0Melya Riniarti1Slamet Budi Yuwono2Hendra Prasetia3Endang Linirin Widiastuti4Samsul Bakri5Azhary Taufiq6Graduated School of Environmental Science Department, Master Program, University of Lampung, Lampung 35141, IndonesiaDepartment of Forestry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Lampung, Lampung 35141, IndonesiaDepartment of Forestry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Lampung, Lampung 35141, IndonesiaDepartment of Forestry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Lampung, Lampung 35141, IndonesiaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Math and Science, University of Lampung, Lampung 35141, IndonesiaGraduated School of Environmental Science Department, Master Program, University of Lampung, Lampung 35141, IndonesiaDepartment of Forestry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Lampung, Lampung 35141, IndonesiaThe use of mercury in gold refining causes air pollution and results in the contamination of multipurpose tree species (MPTS). Tree bark has properties that cause it to store mercury for quite a long time. The purpose of this study was to determine mercury contamination of MPTS and map the mercury contamination distribution in the atmosphere using tree barks as bioindicators. Sampling was performed using purposive sampling. The mercury concentration was obtained by atomic absorption spectroscopy, and the highest THg contents were analyzed using a scanning electron microscope. The analysis was carried out by gauging total mercury (THg), distance, elevation to THg, and interpolation of THg at the research site. The results showed that there were 10 types of MPTS trees whose bark could accumulate mercury. The bark of the <i>Tamarindus indica</i> tree stored the greatest amount of THg (74.4 µg dry weight (DW)), followed by <i>Persea americana</i> (58.7 µg DW), and <i>Annona muricata</i> (44.2 µg DW), respectively. This result was influenced by the roughness of the bark and the location of the plants. No correlation was found between distance and elevation to THg on tree bark. The mercury interpolation in the atmosphere showed that mercury moves from the purification point to the southeast of the purification location.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/1/2environmental pollutioninterpolationmercuryMPTS plantstree bark |
| spellingShingle | Tedy Rendra Melya Riniarti Slamet Budi Yuwono Hendra Prasetia Endang Linirin Widiastuti Samsul Bakri Azhary Taufiq Mapping Atmospheric Mercury in Lampung Province, Indonesia Using Bark of Multipurpose Tree Species Atmosphere environmental pollution interpolation mercury MPTS plants tree bark |
| title | Mapping Atmospheric Mercury in Lampung Province, Indonesia Using Bark of Multipurpose Tree Species |
| title_full | Mapping Atmospheric Mercury in Lampung Province, Indonesia Using Bark of Multipurpose Tree Species |
| title_fullStr | Mapping Atmospheric Mercury in Lampung Province, Indonesia Using Bark of Multipurpose Tree Species |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mapping Atmospheric Mercury in Lampung Province, Indonesia Using Bark of Multipurpose Tree Species |
| title_short | Mapping Atmospheric Mercury in Lampung Province, Indonesia Using Bark of Multipurpose Tree Species |
| title_sort | mapping atmospheric mercury in lampung province indonesia using bark of multipurpose tree species |
| topic | environmental pollution interpolation mercury MPTS plants tree bark |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/1/2 |
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