DKI Provincial Government Takes Samples Of Jakarta Bay Seawater, Checks The Truth Of Paracetamol Content

Sampling of seawater (Photo: DOK DKI Environmental Service/Diah Ayu)

JAKARTA - Public Relations of the DKI Environmental Agency, Yogi Ikhwan, said that his party is currently researching sea water in Jakarta Bay. This was done after research emerged that the Jakarta Bay sea contained paracetamol.

Yogi said that the LH Service had just taken a sample of sea water to find out the truth about the paracetamol content that polluted Jakarta Bay.

"We have taken samples. The results have not been released because we have just sent samples to the DKI Labkesda for analysis," Yogi said in a short message, Sunday, October 3.

Yogi said that the LH Department did not take water samples in one location only. There are four points of water sampled.

"Sampling locations are at Marina Pier, Muara Ancol, Angke Pier, and Muara Angke," he said.

After getting the data related to the paracetamol content, Yogi said that his party would make a policy to control the sea water pollution.

"That's pollution because it's not in the right place. How come Paracetamol is in the sea, anything that is not in its place, anything that exceeds its level in a place is classified as pollution," explained Yogi.

Previously, a study stated that sea water in Jakarta Bay contains paracetamol. The study of water pollution on the coast of the capital city was published in a journal entitled Science Direct in August 2021.

The results of the research on the content of paraswtamol that were carried out revealed that Angke had a high concentration of Paracetamol, which was 610 ng/L, and Ancol of 420 ng/L.

In this study, this is the first study to analyze the picture of sea water quality related to paracetamol contamination in coastal waters around Indonesia. However, scientists say this preliminary overview study still requires further analysis.