Study of Water Quality in Bengalon River on Oil Palm Estate

Staf Pengajar PS Agroteknologi STIPER Kutai Timur, Jl. Soekarno-Hatta Kab.Kutai Timur Propinsi Kalimantan Timur. Indonesia

Abstract

Study of Water Quality in Bengalon’s River on Oil Palm Estate. Increasing of population had effect the Land cover condition and cause the polluted. Oil palm land clearing are potentially cause the pollutants in waters so that required for monitoring the quality condition. Study aims to determine the water quality based on physical, chemical and biological parameters and determine water quality standard status in accordance the Government Regulation. Research was conducted for two months in Bengalon’s River, East Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan Province. Research applies with Storet method by the reference on Government Ordinance Number 82 Year 2001, observation and documentation method, physical parameter: Temperature, TDS and TSS Turbidity, chemical parameters: pH, BOD, COD, DO, Nitrate, Nitrite, H2S as Sulfate and Iron and biological parameters: E.Coli Bacteria. The research results the waters of Bengalon’s river have been polluted by TSS, DO and Iron whereas the other parameters are still in normal condition. It showed that the waters condition of Bengalon’s river is still classified as lightly contaminated so that still can be used for class I, II, III, and IV but it provided through further processing.