Author: Glenys Octania
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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…
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Mookervart IPA, Advanced Technology to Turn Wastewater into Drinking Water, Here’s How It Works!
Kompas Pagi The regional public company Perumda PAM Jaya meets the water needs of residents of Daan Mogot rental flats with a drinking water management installation, Mookervart IPA, in Cengkareng, West Jakarta. This drinking water supply system, communal spam, can meet the clean water needs of 9,700 people daily. I had the opportunity to see…
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The Long Road to Green Hydrogen Production, BRIN Says Indonesia Has Great Potential
Kompas Pagi Recently, Indonesians have been shocked by the invention of Nikuba, a machine that is claimed to convert water into motor vehicle fuel. Aryanto Misel, 67, claims his invention can convert water into a substitute for fuel oil. This tool converts water with the concept of electrolysis. Electrolysis is the process of decomposing water…
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Implementation of Cigarette Tax Revenue Sharing Fund Allocation for Community Welfare by 50%!
Kompas Pagi Cigarettes not only cause health problems but also have an impact on the environment. Cigarette butts are difficult to decompose and pollute the environment. There is a proposal for a 50% budget allocation of cigarette tax revenue sharing funds for community welfare.
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Paypal Can Be Accessed! Government Finally Reopens Paypal Site on July 31 Yesterday
Kompas Pagi Starting July 29, 2022, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology blocked several electronic system providers, PSEs, that only registered at the specified deadline. Several foreign PSEs, such as Paypal financial transaction services, Amazon E-commerce services, Yahoo search engine services, Bing, and several streaming game sites such as Steam and Dota, were also…
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Jakarta’s Air Quality is in the Spotlight, Researchers Say DKI Governor’s Policies Have Not Been Solutive
Kompas Pagi Jakarta’s air quality is back in the spotlight. Based on the air quality index or AQI report, Jakarta occupied the first position of the worst air quality in the world. Head of the Air and Waste Management Research Group of the Bandung Institute of Technology, Puji Lestari, assessed that the policies of the…