@article{MAKHILLRJMS201711212158,
    title = {Mercury Levels in the River Water and Urine of Traditional Gold Miners in
Hulawa Village East Sumalata District North Gorontalo Regency},
    journal = {Research Journal of Medical Sciences},
    volume = {11},
    number = {2},
    pages = {89-94},
    year = {2017},
    issn = {1815-9346},
    doi = {rjmsci.2017.89.94},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1815-9346&doi=rjmsci.2017.89.94},
    author = {Rama},
    keywords = {traditional gold miners,urine of miners,river water,Mercury (Hg),environmental effect},
    abstract = {Gold mining process with mercury is conducted by separating gold from the sands through
amalgamation process and combustion process mostly conducted by group of traditional gold miners. This
research aims to know mercury levels correlation in the river water and urine of traditional gold miners. This
research used research design of analytical survey with cross sectional study approach to be analyzed using
pearson correlation test. The research result showed that there were 2 rivers with mercury levels of 0.0213-0.0183
ppm respectively in which it did not met the requirement of threshold value while the urine sample that been
tested in this research met the requirement of threshold value. Based on the result if pearson correlation
analysis, it was obtained r = 0.073, then correlation of mercury levels in the river water and urine of traditional
gold miners was in very low category. It is suggested to the gold miners in which they should not dispose
mining waste to the river without waste treatment process first in order to not damage the environment around
such as river ecosystem and people around.}
    }