Persistent Toxic Substances in the Environment of Indonesia

Nomor : 5

Judul : Persistent Toxic Substances in the Environment of Indonesia

Kata Kunci : Persistent Organic Pollutans, POPs

Kategori : Teknologi Penanganan POPs

Media Masa : Developments in Environmental Science, Volume 7 - Chapter 13

Alamat Link : http://www.kelair.bppt.go.id/Sitpa/Artikel/Artikel/popsinenvironment.pdf

Penulis : Agus Sudaryanto, Shin Takahashi and Shinsuke Tanabe

Instansi : BPP Teknologi

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Situs Institusi : www.bppt.go.id

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Abstrak : Although Indonesia has been using vast amounts of chemicals for accelerating its economic development as well as for combating various vector borne diseases, the state of knowledge on toxic pollutants in the country is not much understood, due to lack of information, limited ?nancial resources etc. Regional and nationwide monitoring studies indicate that the levels of most studied compounds, including classical organochlorines and butyltins in the environment of Indonesia are generally low when compared to global contamination levels and guideline standards. However, there is also a concern on wildlife and human health due to elevated levels of DDTs (the major contaminants) and tributyltin, particularly in the locations which are close to human activities such as ports and harbors, urban centers and areas of intensive agriculture. There is limited information on temporal trends for most contaminants, however, it was found that DDTs and PCBs exhibited declining levels in Indonesian environment with time. New environmental challenges are also emerging in Indonesia, such as contamination of coastal and terrestrial ecosystems by brominated ?ame retardants (BFRs). Recent investigations on BFRs revealed that PDBEs and HBCDs are widespread in the environment and concentrations may increase in future. Overall, this chapter provides an overview of the levels, occurrences and distributions of PCBs, organochlorine pesticides, BFRs and organotins, and their possible impacts on the environment of Indonesia.