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Syndrome Of The Metro Urban Streamflow In Malang City, Indonesia Azwar Ali; Mangku Purnomo; Soemarno Soemarno
Indonesian Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development Vol 3, No 2 (2012)
Publisher : Graduate Program

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Purpose of this research was to describe the quality of streamflow water and community behavior around the streamflow in utilizing water. It is found that  an increasing number of residents in the Malang city along the Metro strteamflow have resulted in a decline of water quality, it is related to the behavior of the community in utilizing streamflow for their daily needs. These behavior is strongly affected by the knowledge, socioeconomic conditions, and access of informations about streamflow ecosystem and water quality. The community along the Metro streamflow in Malang city suggest a very strong dependence on this streamflow for their daily needs. Changes in streamflow ecosystems and its water quality are perceived very deeply by the surrounding people. Water quality problems are the strategic issues to be solved by the local government, together with the urban communities and other stekeholders. Keywords: human behavior, streamwater quality.
KAJIAN KUALITAS AIR DAN STATUS MUTU AIR SUNGAI METRO DI KECAMATAN SUKUN KOTA MALANG Azwar Ali
Bumi Lestari Journal of Environment Vol 13 No 2 (2013)
Publisher : Environmental Research Center (PPLH) of Udayana University

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AbstractMetro River is utilized by society who lives along the river in order to fulfill their dailyneeds, such as public bathing, washing, and toilet facilities, irrigation for agriculture,disposal for garbage and water domestic waste, the use of water would reduce water qualityof the river. Objectives of the research were to find out and analyze condition of waterquality of the river and water quality status in Metro River, as well as its suitability to waterquality standard according to its purpose. Determination of the sample-collecting spotshas applied purposive sampling method, while water sample has been taken using grabsample method. Water quality analysis used the prevailing standard method and waterquality status was determined by Pollution Index method. Result of the research showedthat water quality in Metro River, for DO parameter in station 3, was below the qualitystandard according to its purpose and for BOD parameter in station 2 and 3, it was beyondthe standard of water quality according to its purpose, for class III. Meanwhile, quality ofwater in Metro River from upstream to the downstream has been decreasing as shown by theincreasing value of PI, water quality status in station 1 and 2 showed “excellent condition”,and the station 3 showed “mild polluted”.