Unequal drinking water access and minimum rural people's of knowledge about clean and healthy behavior (PHBS) had contributed diarrhea and skin diseases prevalence. Therefore, the water service program needs to be adapted to the conditions of each region, supported with complete data. In this regard, this study was conducted aimed to assess the pattern on drinking water management in Indonesia,…
Assesment of seasonal changes in surface water quality is an important aspect for evaluating temporal variations of lake polluton due to natural or anthropogenic imputs. In this study provides a survey of nutrient concentration sepcify fluctuation of the concentrations of various fractions of Nitrogen (N) along the lakes and their seasonal variations in some oxbow and backwater lakes of Centra…
Air merupakan komponen penting dalam kehidupan, semua jenis makhluk hidup memerlukan air untuk kelangsungan hidupnya. Untuk kepentingan manusia, air tidak saja digunakan untuk minum, masak dan cuci, tetapi juga untuk keperluan agrikultur, industri, transportasi, perikanan dan pembuangan limbah cair domestik dan industri. Dalam bidang kesehatan, beberapa jenis penyakit melibatkan media air dal…
Iodine is important element for human growth and development. Lack or excess of this element result human health problems. Naturally, low dietary supply of iodine is primary cause of iodine deficiency, typically in lack iodine environments .. Climate, topography, and material entity of area contribute iodine in environment. Iodine contain ofwater is a reliable indicator of the iodine contain in…
In Indonesia, the incidence of Dengue Hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is significanly increasede every year. Alathough in 2008 was decreased. Incidence rate (IR) in 2006 is 52.48 to 71.78 in 2007.Untill now, there is no specific drugs and vaccine for DHF. So DHF eradication very depend on effort the principle vector Aedes aegypti control.The DHF vector breeds in water containers. Thus the relationsh…
Background: Drinking water is increasingly scarce in urban areas. Water consumed by the public must meet the requirements of safe drinking water quality for health. Many people use refill drinking water to meet the needs of drinking water daily. This study presents the quality of refill drinking water assessment based on the examination of physical and chemical parameters in 2010. Methods: …