Tag: contaminant hydrogeology
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Policy Brief: Mitigating Nutrient Contamination and Managing Agricultural Waste for Public Health and Environmental Safety
Policy Brief: Mitigating Nutrient Contamination and Managing Agricultural Waste for Public Health and Environmental Safety Executive Summary Rapid agricultural intensification and urbanization have created a silent crisis in groundwater quality, specifically through widespread phosphate and nitrate contamination. In the Surabaya-Lamongan Groundwater Basin (SLGB), phosphate levels now average 0.627 mg/L, significantly exceeding the Ministry of Health’s…
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REPOST: Is your drinking water in East Java safe? A look beneath the surface
REPOSTED FROM FITB WEBSITE (LINK) English version <<Read Indonesian version below>> Is your drinking water in East Java safe? A look beneath the surface Author: Dasapta Erwin Irawan (Vice Dean for Resources) We often rely on groundwater for drinking, cooking, and farming, especially in dynamic, fast-growing areas like East Java. But a scientific study focusing…