%0 Journal Article
%@ 0125-9695
%A Tugaswati, Agustiah Tri
%A Athena, Athena
%A Lubis, Agustina
%D 1997
%F bkpkkemkes:950
%I Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kesehatan
%J Buletin Penelitian Kesehatan
%K community health; human hair; mercury contamination; Buletin Penelitian Kesehatan
%N 2
%T Studi Pencemaran Merkuri dan Dampaknya terhadap Kesehatan Masyarakat di Daerah Mundu Kabupaten Indramayu
%U http://www.badankebijakan.kemkes.go.id/repositori/id/eprint/950/
%V 25
%X A study was conducted in 1992 in Mundu area, Indramayu regency, to observe the impact of mercury contamination on community health and the environment. This  was a case control study and some samples were taken from the community such as human hair, vegetables, rice, and feathers of  poultries (chickens, ducks) in Kedokan Bunder Wetan and Rambatan Wetan villages.      The results showed that the concentrations of total-Hg in human hair in the study area was still below the standard, through there was a significant difference between the exposed area (Kedokan Bunder Wetan village) and the control area (Rambatan Wetan village). We found that the concentration of total-Hg in environmental samples either in the exposed area  or the control area was higher than the standard but there was no significant difference between the study areas.      The health examination for those with mercury intoxication syndromes among the hair donors in the study areas (exposed and non-exposed) did not show any of the symptoms, probably because the level of mercury in the hair samples were also low.      Since the level of mercury in the environmental samples were high, it is recommended to monitor mercury concentration in the environment as a routine activity.