Category: Grant
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Government Not Serious in Recovering Cinangka Village from B3 Waste Pollution
Kompas Pagi Alfred Sitorus, KPBB Program Coordinator, explained that only some of the B3 wastehad been cleaned up, and it would take a long time to restore Cinangka Village if thegovernment were not serious. We carried out an independent test to determine the levelof lead in the water in Cinangka Village by taking samples in…
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Cinangka Village Residents Still Affected by Lead Waste from Illegal Fire Burning
Kompas Pagi Slag from the illegal industry of smelting used batteries are still piled up around residential areas in Cinangka Village, Ciampea, Bogor Regency, West Java. Slag is waste in the form of lumps, which is dangerous because it contains lead. So how is the remaining hazardous waste regulated, and what impact does it have?…
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Microplastic Threat to Fish in Jakarta Waters
Kompas Pagi Indonesia needs help dealing with the leakage of plastic waste into its waters. Thispollution causes a severe problem, namely microplastics contained in the bodies ofmarine biota. As the second largest fish exporting country after China, microplasticscould become a global time bomb that threatens human health.
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Microplastic Threat to Fish in Jakarta Waters PART II
Kompas Pagi Indonesia needs help dealing with the leakage of plastic waste into its waters. Thispollution causes a severe problem, namely microplastics contained in the bodies ofmarine biota. As the second largest fish exporting country after China, microplasticscould become a global time bomb that threatens human health.
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Exploring the Impact of Pollution on Women, Potential Impact on the Reproductive System?
Kompas Pagi Air pollution causes various health problems, such as asthma, lung cancer, stroke, heartdisease, and chronic and acute respiratory diseases. It doesn’t stop there. One study inChina published by the Environmental International Journal in 2021 explained anincrease in infertility in areas with an average PM 2.5 concentration of 56.8 microgramsper cubic meter. This Kompas…