Berkala Perikanan Terubuk
Vol 51, No 2 (2023): Juli 2023

COMPARISON OF BIOMARKERS AS MONITORING TOOLS FOR HEAVY METALS IN KAMPAR RIVER, RIAU PROVINCE, INDONESIA

Yudho Harjoyudanto (Unknown)
Andri Hendrizal (Unknown)
Novreta Ersyi Darfia (Unknown)
Budijono Budijono (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Aug 2023

Abstract

In Indonesia, the study of biomarkers is still very few because not many biomarkers are understood in various inland public waters here. The research location was at the Koto Panjang Reservoir as the experimental location and the Sei Tiban Fish Seed Center as the control location. The fish tested were carp and tilapia. Sample analysis was carried out in a certified laboratory at Construction Materials Laboratory, Department of Public Works, and Genetics Laboratory, Universitas Riau. The biomarkers studied were LSI, GSI and MT, and heavy metals observed were Cd, Pb and Hg. The research method was Experimental Design. Based on the statistical test, there was no difference in the LSI value of tilapia in the treatment group and tilapia in the control group (p = 0.187; p > 0.05), while it was different from goldfish (p = 0.0000; p < 0.001). In GSI, both of tilapia and carp showed significant differences (p = 0.0010; p < 0.010) and (p = 0.0060; p < 0.010). The tilapia and carp-treated livers showed the presence of MT while not in the control fish. This indicates that MT can be used as a biological marker of heavy metal exposure compared to GSI and LSI.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JT

Publisher

Subject

Environmental Science

Description

Berkala Perikanan Terubuk interested in publishing basic, applied and advanced research in the following broad fields but not limited to Fish Biology, Aquaculture, Fisheries Management, Aquaculture, Water Quality, Marine Biology, Marine Pollution, Socio-economic of Fishermen, Aquatic pollution, ...