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Bottled Water Contains EG and DEG, What Can We Do?
Kompas Pagi Urban communities fulfill their water needs with bottled drinking water or AMDK.Recently, the public was shocked by the findings of ethylene glycol and diethyleneglycol as raw materials for polyethylene terephthalate or PET plastic used as bottledwater containers. Chemical Toxicologist Budiawan explained that Ethylene Glycol and Diethylene Glycolor EG and DEG are toxic substances;…
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BNPB Records 228 Hydrometeorological Disasters Hit Indonesia Throughout September 2022!
Kompas Pagi Hydrometeorological disasters that hit Indonesia, primarily floods, are a fear forresidents who live in disaster-prone areas. Every year, Indonesia has the potential toexperience a variety of disasters. In Semarang, Central Java, BPBD Semarang Cityformed a Disaster Response Village or Katana as a form of mitigation from variousareas. Katana is trained to create disaster…
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Banyumanik to Gunungpati, Semarang Haunted by Landslide Threat!
Kompas Pagi From January to mid-November 2022, 110 landslides occurred in some areas, such asBanyumanik, Tembalang, West Semarang, Ngaliyan, Gajahmungkur, Candsari, andGunungpati. One of the districts that experienced the worst landslide impact wasSukorejo Sadeng Subdistrict, which severed the Bendosari Bridge. In this regard, theSemarang City Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) is pushing for theissuance of…
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Semarang’s coastal city is threatened with sinking; seawater cuts off road access for 1,700 people!
Kompas Pagi I went directly to the North Coast of Semarang, Central Java, which was almostdrowned. People’s houses and public cemeteries were submerged by seawater.Residents have difficulty raising their houses because the water comes bigger everyyear, submerging them. The Semarang city government is still working on theconstruction of the barrier. The Pemali Juana River Basin…
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Jakarta is threatened by drowning; can privatization be a solution?
Kompas Pagi The threat of Jakarta drowning is on the horizon. The Jakarta Provincial Government believes privatization can reduce the rate of land subsidence in the capital. Sea levels are rising, caused by climate change. Some parts of Indonesia are in danger of sinking. The capital city of Jakarta is experiencing land subsidence and is…