Agus Tjahjono, Agus Tjahjono and Hartanto, Hartanto (2020) Plankton indexes and heavy metal pollution in Kendal coastal waters, Indonesia. Plankton indexes and heavy metal pollution in Kendal coastal waters, Indonesia, 13 (3). pp. 46-63.

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Abstract

Kendal port is regarded as a new economic area and an environmental regulation for a sustainable aquatic environment is needed. This research aimed to analyze the abundance of phytoplankton and zooplankton, the evenness index, diversity and dominance index, pollution index and environmental enforcement in 4 stations from the port. Based on the STORET method, it was found that stations 1 and 2 were classified as class D, poor, while stations 3 and 4 were classified as class C, meaning that the water quality was considered moderate. On the other hand, the results indicate that stations 1 and 2 are heavily polluted, whereas stations 3 and 4 are lightly polluted. Six classes of phytoplankton were found, while only 2 classes of zooplankton were discovered. The diversity index of phytoplankton showed that the water quality was moderate. However, the diversity index of zooplankton shows a heavily polluted water. In terms of evenness index, phytoplankton was relatively distributed, whereas the zooplankton evenness index was low. The dominance of phytoplankton was regarded as normal, but some species dominate in case of zooplankton. Thus, the regional government should strive for the enforcement of environmental regulations. Key Words: Kendal coastal waters, phytoplankton, pollution index, zooplankton.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GA Mathematical geography. Cartography T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment
Depositing User:	Admin
Date Deposited:	07 Sep 2020 05:58
Last Modified:	24 Sep 2020 03:50
URI:	http://repository.poltektranssdp-palembang.ac.id/id/eprint/14

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