Keragaman Plankton di Lagun Pembuangan Limbah Cair PT. Pupuk Iskandar Muda dan PT. Asean Aceh Fertilizer

Iswadi Iswadi (Universitas Syiah Kuala)

Biologi Edukasi : Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Biologi
Vol 1, No 1 (2009): Biologi Edukasi: Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Biologi

The sea has essential component for human cultures and it’s highly related to other ecosystems. Plankton is the essential food resource of fish in the sea ecosystem. The living of plankton is influenced by various factors, such as waste industrial discard. Some big industries have been exploited the sea as a liquid waste discard place, include PT. Pupuk Iskandar Muda (PIM) and PT. Asean Aceh Fertilizer (AAF) in North Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province. The objective of this research is to determine plankton diversity index. The research was conducted at 3 location:  (1) PT. PIM outlet, (2) PT. AAF outlet, and (3) in the middle of lagoon. The data was analyzed by diversity index of Shannon Wienner. Diversity  index  of  plankton  at  both  liquid waste discard PT. PIM and PT. AAF showed high level diversity.