WATER QUALITY STATUS CITARIK RIVER WEST JAVA

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Citarik River is used for various activities of the surrounding community as a source of water and also as a waste disposal both industrial and domestic. This industrial activity causes the water quality of the Citarik River to be categorized as moderate to heavily polluted. The presence of several types of heavy metals in the Citarik River needs to be watched out for considering the nature of the metal which is persistent, toxic, and bioaccumulating. The purpose of this research is to determine the status of Citarik River water quality as a basis for further management. The research will be carried out in March 2019 - April 2019 with sampling locations carried out at 4 station points. Sampling of water for analysis of physical and chemical parameters of the waters was carried out five times with an interval of seven days. Research activities consist of in situ research and ex situ.research situ is measuring current, temperature, light transparency, pH, turbidity and DO while situ is measuring BOD, COD and measuring nutrients (nitrate, and phosphate). The results of the research show that the water quality in the upstream part is lightly polluted and the downstream part is moderately polluted.

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