| dc.description.abstract | These days, the quality of water bodies is a growing environmental concern, so the studies of water
quality are extremely important. The aim of this paper is to determine the water quality status of
Kalimantan water bodies, using some physical, biological, and chemical parameters. The samples
for characterization were collected from 29 water bodies in Kalimantan, which have been divided
into 80 different monitoring stations. The water bodies consisted of rivers and lakes that spread
to all provinces in Kalimantan. In order to determine the status of water quality, collected samples
were analyzed, using the Nemerow pollution index as a comprehensive index method. The results
that were obtained show the average water pollution index of Kalimantan was 5.35, where it can
be categorized as moderately polluted water. Based on the pollution parameters observed, the
main sources of pollutants were domestic wastes, agricultural wastes, mining activities,
deforestation, and forest fires | en_US |
