CONTAMINATION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF VISUAL SOLID WASTE IN COASTAL AMPALU DISTRICT NORTH PARIAMAN PARIAMAN CITY WEST SUMATRA

Devid Joehari, Sofyan Husein Siregar, Yusni Ikhwan Siregar

Abstract


This research was conducted in Agust 2015 at coastal Ampalu district North
Pariaman Pariaman City West Sumatra Province. T he purpose of this study was to
determine the level of contamination and the characteristics of solid waste. The
survey methode was applied in this research whicht are 2 station observation along
the coast Ampalu then be calculated and weighed according to characteristic solid
waste.
The results of research shaun that the solid waste in coastal Ampalu was
categorised in to lees contaminated (category B) and fairly contaminated (category
C). Where the at station 1 lees contaminated, and then Station 2 is relative fairly
contaminated of visually, that generally solid waste consisted of plastics, paper,
rubber, foam, jute sacks, leaves, and small pieces of wood. All Solid waste
indetyfield originated from land base waste.
Key words : Contamination, characteristics, solid waste, coastal Ampalu

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