Physical and Chemical Parameters of Estuarine Waters around South Sulawesi

Water quality parameters can be indicators of pollution driving riverine, estuarine and coastal resource degradation. This study evaluated water quality in the downstream, estuarine and surrounding coastal waters of 8 major rivers around the western, southern and eastern coasts of South Sulawesi Pro...

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Published inThe Indonesian journal of geography Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 373 - 387
Main Authors Lestari, Hasriani Ayu, Samawi, Muh. Farid, Faizal, Ahmad, Moore, Abigail Mary, Jompa, Jamaluddin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Jogjakarta Universitas Gadjah Mada, Faculty of Geography 07.12.2021
Subjects
Ammonium
Coastal resources
Coastal waters
Coasts
Conductivity
Creeks & streams
Dissolved oxygen
Dissolved solids
Ecosystems
Estuaries
Nutrients
Parameters
pH effects
Pollutants
Pollution
Principal components analysis
Rivers
Salinity
Salinity effects
Thermal pollution
Total dissolved solids
Turbidity
Water pollution
Water quality
Water temperature
United States > US
Sulawesi
Indonesia
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Summary:Water quality parameters can be indicators of pollution driving riverine, estuarine and coastal resource degradation. This study evaluated water quality in the downstream, estuarine and surrounding coastal waters of 8 major rivers around the western, southern and eastern coasts of South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. Data on physical and chemical parameters (salinity, temperature, total dissolved solids (TDS), conductivity, turbidity, pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), nitrate and ammonium) were collected during January 2020. These data were interpolated and mapped using the Kriging tool in ArcGIS 9.3 and analysed using the STORET scale and principle component analysis (PCA).  STORET values indicate moderate to heavy pollution, with the most severe pollution in Makassar City. Dominant defining parameters based on the PCA were nitrate, ammonium and DO at the Malili and Makassar sites,  pH, temperature, TDS and salinity at the Palopo, Bulukumba and Pangkep sites, conductivity at the Takalar site and turbidity at the Pinrang site.
ISSN:0024-9521
2354-9114
DOI:10.22146/ijg.67831