Analysis Of The Risk Of Dust/Particulate Matter (PM2,5) On Public Health (Case Studi :Place Of Manufacture Of Bricks In Kaloran Village, Ngronggot Sub-District, Nganjuk District On 2021)
Keywords:
Risk assessment, bricks, PM2,5Abstract
Firewood and corn cobs as the main fuel in the brick burning process can produce PM2.5 pollutants which can pose a risk to the health of the surrounding community. The purpose of this study was to analyzed and determined the risk of exposure to PM2.5 to the health of the community around the brick-making site of Kaloran Village, Ngronggot District, Nganjuk Regency. This research was a quantitative descriptive using a cross sectional design with the study of Environmental Health Risk Analysis. The sampling technique was used the purposive sampling method based on certain characteristics, with a sample of 306 families. Air sampling was carried out at 4 points where the bricks were burned. The data analysis method used risk analysis to determined the characterization of risk in the surrounding community was said to be "safe" if the RQ value is ≤1, and was said to be "unsafe" if the RQ value is > 1. The results showed that the concentration at the four locations exceeded the NAV based on PP RI No. 41 of 1999 concerning Air Pollution Control was 0.065 mg/m3. The ARKL calculation used the minimum and maximum values for measuring PM2.5 concentrations at the four location points with a reference concentration value (RfC) of 0.018 mg/kg/day. RQ value for each resident for a minimum concentration of RQ < 1 and a maximum concentration of RQ > 1. So the level of risk of PM2.5 exposure to residents was not safe at the maximum PM2.5 concentration while the acceptable safe limit was at the minimum PM2.5 concentration.
