| dc.description.abstract | This study aims to assess the water quality and determine the pollution index of the Bedadung River in the urban-area
segment of Jember Regency, East Java. The sampling in the urban segment of Jember was conducted in May 2019 at
five different locations, namely Slamet Riyadi Street, Mastrip Street, Bengawan Solo Street, Sumatra Street, and Imam
Bonjol Street. The pollution index assessment refers to the Decree of the State Minister for the Environment of Indonesia
Republic number 115 of 2003. The analysis showed that the parameters of TDS, TSS, pH, COD, BOD, NH
-N, Co, Cd, Cu,
Zn, H
2
S, Cl
–
, SO
4
, oil and fats, MBAS, NO
2
-N, Fe, Pb, F, Cl
2
, NO
-N, phenol, and As did not exceed the quality standards.
The parameters PO
4
3
, CN, total coliform, and faecal coliform were found to breach the quality standards at the 5 water sampling
points.
Total
coliform
and
faecal
coliform
were
the
dominant
pollutants
in
this
segment.
Therefore,
the
parameters
of
PO
, total coliform, and faecal coliform were considered as indicators of pollution arising from domestic and agricultural
activities. The pollution index values for the five sampling locations ranged from 7.21 to 8.23. These scores indicate that
the Bedadung River section that passes through the urban segment in Jember is classified as being in the moderately polluted
category.
This
preliminary
rapid
assessment
is
therefore
one
of
the
considerations
for
the
management
of
water
quality
in
the
Bedadung
River
section
that
passes
through
the
urban
area
of
Jember. | en_US |
