Water Quality Analysis Based on Total Coliform Bacteria in Ambon Bay

DOI

10.2991/978-2-38476-283-5_3How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Ambon Bay; Total Coliform; Water Quality

Abstract

Ambon Bay is divided into two main parts, namely the Inner Ambon Bay (IAB) and the Outer Ambon Bay (OAB). The quality of Ambon Bay waters continues to decline along with increased activity around the bay. This study aims to determine the health quality of the waters around Ambon Bay from a microbiological aspect. Determination of the number of coliform bacteria in the tested seawater samples was carried out using the Most Probable Number (MPN) method. In addition to taking seawater samples, physical and chemical parameters were measured, such as salinity, temperature, turbidity, dissolved oxygen (DO), pH, phosphate, and nitrate content at surface depth limits (0-1 meter). The study results found that station 11 was the location of the observation station with the highest total coliform, while stations 6,16,17 were areas with low total coliform values. Coliform bacteria detected the condition of the water quality of Ambon Bay as a whole. One observation station location that did not meet the requirements was found out of eighteen observation stations, namely station 11, following the Decree of the Minister of Environment No. 51 of 2004 (KepMen LH 51/2004) concerning Seawater Quality Standards for Marine Biota, Marine Tourism, and Ports. The high pollution around the bay, which comes from domestic, industrial, and market waste, is the main trigger for the high coliform bacteria in that location. Continuous monitoring is needed representing a season or per certain period to obtain more comprehensive data and mitigation measures to ensure the health of Ambon Bay in the future.

Copyright

© 2024 The Author(s)

Open Access

Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

Download article (PDF)

TY  - CONF
AU  - Zen Ladestam Siallagan
AU  - Charlie Ester de Fretes
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/09/03
TI  - Water Quality Analysis Based on Total Coliform Bacteria in Ambon Bay
BT  - Proceedings of the  9th Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science Education International Seminar (MSCEIS 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 15
EP  - 22
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-283-5_3
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-283-5_3
ID  - Siallagan2024
ER  -