ASSIGNMENT 2CITARUM RIVER

Scope

0 Videos0 Background information0 Sources0 Current impact and impact on population0 Water parameters0 What has been done on ground level0 Conclusion

*ViDE0

1. http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/03/21/coren.indonesia.river.cnn

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qczzy-2Rro

3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSOkKw32Y4I&feature=related

*Background information

*One of the largest water shed in West Java Province

*Source of life for people

*Considered the world’s most polluted river

*Sources

•Urbanization •Water pollution by heavy metals, such as copper and lead, increases

the health risk of humans who consume the fish.•Textile industries spilling out waste into canals which flows to the

river•Pollutants Concentration: Two sizes of fish were collected from

five sampling points around floating-cage area. The liver of the fish was found to contain the highest copper level, followed by gills, skin, and muscle. After 28 days exposure with 0.01 mg Cu/L, fish accumulated 21.53 mg Cu/kg dry wt, whereas for Pb exposure of 0.016 mg/L, fish accumulated up to 7 mg/kg dry wt. 

*Current impact & Impact on

population

•Because of the pollution in the river, the fish population decreases•Fishermen get low amount of catch---> daily income drop•People have skin problems and infections after the textile industry

was set up•Man washing plastic bag near textile industrial waste in the river

because of the strong chemicals in the water -- it helps him do his job more effectively.•Industrial factories discharge heavy metals into the river•If more heavy metals are discharged, the outcome will be like the

Minimata situation.

*Water parameters

*BOD

*COD

*pH

*Colour

*Turbidity

*What has been done on ground level

•The Asian Development Bank is investing 500 million dollars into a joint project with the Indonesia government to clean the water caused by environmental problems such as flooding and deforestation

•Over the next 15 years, they will address the issues of pollution, sanitation and environmental problems

•Changing attitudes and behaviors towards the river is also key to saving the river, the environment and people’s lives.

•What else should be done? Legislation Waste treatment system Examinations on existing industries and factories Water treatment plants Public education

*What has been done on ground

level

•Several things had been done to “clean the water” •In villages, the villagers use a very simple filtration of using socks as

the filter media.•The filtrate is directly use for cleaning, cooking, shower and all kind

of daily activity.•For drinking water, the only treatment is boiling. •Projects ongoing:- Community water services and health project-Metropolitan sanitation management and health project

*Conclusion

Cleaning Citarum :

*Asian Development Bank has approved a loan for cleaning

*15-year plan to clean up Citarum

*Known as the Citarum Road map

*Encompasses 80 activities, from waterway management to community

empowerment.

*Several government bodies have started running their programs

*Large scale project and extensive involvement of various stakeholders

*However, factories still dump their untreated waste in the river,

polluting Citarum with heavy metals

*THE END*