Investigation of Mercury Contamination in the Intensive Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining Area in Indonesia

• Project/Area Number: 22404013
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Civil and environmental engineering
• Research Institution: Toyohashi University of Technology
• Principal Investigator: INOUE Takanobu 豊橋技術科学大学, 大学院・工学研究科, 教授 (00184755)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NAGAFUCHI Osamu 滋賀県立大学, 環境科学部, 教授 (30383483) ; KAWAKAMI Tomonori 富山県立大学, 工学部, 教授 (10249146) ; YOKOTA Kuriko 豊橋技術科学大学, 大学院・工学研究科, 助教 (60383486)
• Project Period (FY): 2010 – 2012
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
• Budget Amount: ¥16,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,900,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥7,020,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,620,000)
• Keywords: 水銀 / 環境汚染 / インドネシア / 小規模金採掘 / 国際研究者交流 / 水銀汚染 / 水質汚染 / 大気汚染 / 水質汚濁

Research Abstract

Mercury contamination caused by Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM)was investigated at 10 districts in 9 provinces of Indonesia, in which small scale gold mining activities haveconducted intensively.Investigation was carried out at Pobaya mining area in Palu city of Central Sulawesi province because Pobaya mining area was thought to be the worst contaminated area due to the concentrated mining facilities.The health of the people was at risk because of extremely high concentration of gaseous mercury in addition to the fishery activities in the Palu bay into which waste water contaminated by mercury from ASGM flew.The dating of the core samples of the sediments obtained from a lake in the central Kalimantan revealed that the mercury contamination in the sediments had increased since 1983.The total amount of mercury emission to the environment estimated was much larger than that reported by UNEP

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Mercury Contamination in the Atmosphere of Aceh Province, Indonesia (2013)
  • Author(s): Serikawa Yuka, Rosana Elvince, Kawakami Tomonori, Kunori Noriyasu, Noto Yuji, Inoue Takanobu, Nagafuchi Osamu, Miyake Takayuki
  • Journal Title: Journal of Ecotechnology Research Volume: 17
  • NAID: 130005130551
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 立山における大気中ガス状水銀の長距離輸送の観測 (2013)
  • Author(s): 芹川裕加, 渡辺幸一, 川上智規, 三宅隆之
  • Journal Title: Journal of Ecotechnology Research Volume: 17
  • NAID: 130004956115
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 山岳地における降水中水銀の測定法と水銀と同期するカルシウムや硫酸の長距離輸送 (2012)
  • Author(s): 芹川裕加、 川上智規、 渡辺幸一
  • Journal Title: 土木学会論文集G(環境) Volume: 48巻 Pages: 735-740
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 水銀の広域汚染-インドネシアを中心として (2012)
  • Author(s): 井上隆信
  • Journal Title: 環境技術 Pages: 402-407
  • NAID: 10030771084
• [Journal Article] 水銀の広域汚染-インドネシアを中心として- (2012)
  • Author(s): 井上隆信
  • Journal Title: 環境技術 Volume: 41 Pages: 402-407
  • NAID: 10030771084
• [Journal Article] インドネシア中央スラウェシ州Palu 市における金精錬所からの大気への水銀の放出と拡散 (2011)
  • Author(s): 芹川裕加、 川上智規、 Basir Cyio、 Isrun Nur、 Rosana Elvince、井上隆信
  • Journal Title: 環境科学会誌 Volume: 24巻 Pages: 269-274
  • NAID: 10029242020
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Mercury Pollution in Java Island:Past and Present (2011)
  • Author(s): Iqbal Rofiq and Inoue Takanobu
  • Journal Title: Journal of Ecotechnology Research Volume: 16 Pages: 51-57
  • NAID: 130004726439
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Mercury Pollution in Java Island : Past and Present (2011)
  • Author(s): IQBAL Rofiq, INOUE Takanobu
  • Journal Title: Journal of Ecotechnology Research Volume: 16 Pages: 51-57
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] インドネシア中央スラウェシ州パル市における金精錬所からの大気への水銀の放出と拡散 (2011)
  • Author(s): 芹川裕加・川上智規・Basir Cyio・Isrun Nur・Rosana Elvince・井上隆信
  • Journal Title: 環境科学会誌 Volume: (印刷中)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Spatial Distribution of Gaseous Mercury in the Atmosphere around Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining in Indonesia (2012)
  • Author(s): Kawakami Tomonori, Serikawa Yuka, Motoyama Ayuri, Inoue Takanobu, Nagafuchi Osamu, Rosana Elvince
  • Organizer: AGENDA FIRST ANNUAL MEETING ALPI
  • Place of Presentation: インドネシア バンドン
  • Year and Date: 2012-08-31
• [Presentation] 環境中水銀の生態系への濃縮とその評価 (2012)
  • Author(s): 木下弾、永淵修、菱田尚子、尾坂兼一、三宅隆之、Rosana Elvince、井上隆信、川上智規
  • Organizer: 第46回水環境学会年会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
  • Year and Date: 2012-03-16
• [Presentation] Mercury released from Small-Scale Gold Mining and its Impacts on the Environment in Indonesia (2011)
  • Author(s): 井上隆信
  • Organizer: International Symposium on "Environmental Pollution and Degradation in Indonesia"
  • Place of Presentation: Tadulako University, Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-17
• [Presentation] Spatial distribution of atmospheric mercury in Palu City, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia (2011)
  • Author(s): 川上智規
  • Organizer: International Symposium on "Environmental Pollution and Degradation in Indonesia"
  • Place of Presentation: Tadulako University, Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-17
• [Presentation] Mercury Pollution Assessment in Palu, Central Sulawesi (2011)
  • Author(s): Rosana, Elvince, 井上隆信, 等
  • Organizer: International Symposium on "Environmental Pollution and Degradation in Indonesia"
  • Place of Presentation: Tadulako University, Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-17
• [Presentation] Emission and Dispersion of Gaseous Mercury from Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining Plants in the Poboya Area of Palu City, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia (2011)
  • Author(s): Serikawa Yuka, Inoue Takanobu, Kawakami Tomoniri, Cyio Basir, Nur Isrun, Elvince Rosana
  • Organizer: 10th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant
  • Place of Presentation: カナダ ハリファックス
  • Year and Date: 2011-07-28
• [Presentation] Mercury Emission in the Environment from Small Scale Gold Mining in Palu, Central Sulawesi (2011)
  • Author(s): Rosana, Elvince, 井上隆信, 等
  • Organizer: 10th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant
  • Place of Presentation: Halifax, Canada
  • Year and Date: 2011-07-27
• [Presentation] Measurement of gaseous mercury concentration in the atmosphere of Aceh Jaya District, West Sumatra, Indonesia by passive samplers (2011)
  • Author(s): 川上智規、井上隆信, 等
  • Organizer: 10th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant
  • Place of Presentation: Halifax, Canada
  • Year and Date: 2011-07-27
• [Presentation] Emission and Dispersion of Gaseous Mercury from Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining Plants in the Poboya Area of Palu City, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia (2011)
  • Author(s): 芹川裕加、井上隆信、川上智規, 等
  • Organizer: International Symposium on "Environmental Pollution and Degradation in Indonesia"
  • Place of Presentation: Halifax, Canada
  • Year and Date: 2011-07-26
• [Presentation] A Study Comparison of Mercury Pollution in Indonesia (2011)
  • Author(s): Elvince Rosana, Inoue Takanobu, Kawakami Tomonori, Nagafuchi Osamu
  • Organizer: 第45回日本水環境学会年会
  • Place of Presentation: 札幌市
  • Year and Date: 2011-03-19
• [Presentation] インドネシア中央カリマンタンにおける住民の毛髪中水銀濃度と魚介類摂取量の関係とリスク評価 (2011)
  • Author(s): 木下弾、永淵修、Rosana Elvince、井上隆信、川上智規、Ardianor
  • Organizer: 第45回日本水環境学会年会
  • Place of Presentation: 札幌市
  • Year and Date: 2011-03-18
• [Presentation] Preservation method for water a samples with trace mercury concentration (2011)
  • Author(s): KUNIKI Rika, KAWAKAMI Tomonori, SERIKAWA Yuka
  • Organizer: International Symposium on "Sustainable use of water : Challenges ahead"
  • Place of Presentation: スリランカ、キャンディ
  • Year and Date: 2011-03-11
• [Presentation] A Study Comparison of Mercury Pollution in Indonesia (2011)
  • Author(s): Elvince Rosana, Inoue Takanobu, Kawakami Tomonori, Nagafuchi Osamu
  • Organizer: 第45回日本水環境学会年会
  • Place of Presentation: 札幌(学会は中止したが発表扱いとなる)
• [Presentation] Mercury pollution and its impact to human health in Central Kalimantan (2010)
  • Author(s): Rosana Elvince, Takanobu Inoue, Kuriko Yokota, Ardianor, Sulmin Gumiri, Salampak Dohong, Tomonori Kawakami, Osamu Nagafuchi
  • Organizer: International forum on mercury emission from small scale gold mining sites
  • Place of Presentation: インドネシア、パランカラヤ
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-23
• [Presentation] Measurement of atmospheric concentration of gaseous mercury (2010)
  • Author(s): Tomonori KAWAKAMI
  • Organizer: International forum on mercury emission from small scale gold mining sites
  • Place of Presentation: インドネシア、パランカラヤ
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-23
• [Presentation] Long range transportation of gaseous mercury detected in the high mountain area, Tateyama, Japan (2010)
  • Author(s): Erina YAMAGISHI, Yuka SERIKAWA, Koichi WATANABE, Tomonori KAWAKAMI
  • Organizer: International forum on mercury emission from small scale gold mining sites
  • Place of Presentation: インドネシア、パランカラヤ
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-23
• [Presentation] Absorption rate of gaseous mercury by the forested soils estimated from height gradient of mercury concentration (2010)
  • Author(s): Eri FUJISE, Yuka SERIKAWA, Tomonori KAWAKAMI, Hazumu KINOSHITA, Osamu NAGAFUCHI
  • Organizer: International forum on mercury emission from small scale gold mining sites
  • Place of Presentation: インドネシア、パランカラヤ
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-23
• [Presentation] Development of a passive sampler for gaseous mercury in the atmosphere-Application to Takaras village near a gold mining site- (2010)
  • Author(s): Rika KUNIKI, Tomonori KAWAKAMI, Yuka SERIKAWA, Shigehiro KAGAYA, Rosana ELVINCE, Takanobu INOUE, Osamu NAGAFUCHI
  • Organizer: International forum on mercury emission from small scale gold mining sites
  • Place of Presentation: インドネシア、パランカラヤ
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-23
• [Presentation] Space distribution of gaseous mercury near a gold mining site, Poboya, Palu City, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia (2010)
  • Author(s): Yuka SERIKAWA, Tomonori KAWAKAMI, Rosana ELVINCE, Takanobu INOUE, Basir CYIO, A.Muh.NUR
  • Organizer: International forum on mercury emission from small scale gold mining sites
  • Place of Presentation: インドネシア、パランカラヤ
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-23
• [Presentation] Hair mercury levels in relation to fish consumption in a community of the small gold mining town (2010)
  • Author(s): O.NAGAFUCHI, T.Kawakami, T.Inoue, R.Elvince, Ardianor
  • Organizer: International Forum on Mercury Emission from Gold Mining Sites
  • Place of Presentation: インドネシア、パランカラヤ
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-23
• [Presentation] History of mercury contamination associated with artisanal and small scale gold mining estimated from accumulation rate of lake sediments, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (2010)
  • Author(s): H.Kinoshita, O.Nagafuchi, T.Kawakami, T.Inoue, K.Yokota
  • Organizer: International Forum on Mercury Emission from Gold Mining Sites
  • Place of Presentation: インドネシア、パランカラヤ
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-23
• [Presentation] Mercury pollution in Katigan River and its tributaries associated with gold mining activity in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (2010)
  • Author(s): R. Elvince, T. Inoue, Ardianor, S. Gumiri, S. Dohaong, T.Kawakami, O. Nagafuchi, Y. Komai
  • Organizer: IWA World World Water Congress and Exhibition
  • Place of Presentation: カナダ モントリオール
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-20
• [Presentation] Mercury Investigation in river water and sediment from Barito River, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (2010)
  • Author(s): R. Elvince, T. Inoue, K. Yokota, Ardianor, S. Gumiri, S. Dohaong, T.Kawakami, O. Nagafuchi
  • Organizer: 14th IWA international specialist conference on diffuse pollution
  • Place of Presentation: カナダ ケベック
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-13
• [Presentation] Mercury pollution in Katigan River and its tributaries associated with gold mining activity in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (2010)
  • Author(s): R.Elvince, T.Inoue, Ardianor, S.Gumiri, S.Dohaong, T.Kawakami, O.Nagafuchi, Y.Komai
  • Organizer: IWA World World Water Congress and Exhibition
  • Place of Presentation: カナダ、モントリオール
• [Presentation] Mercury Investigation in river water and sediment from Barito River, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (2010)
  • Author(s): R.Elvince, T.Inoue, K.Yokota, Ardianor, S.Gumiri, S.Dohaong, T.Kawakami, O.Nagafuchi
  • Organizer: 14th IWA international specialist conference on diffuse pollution
  • Place of Presentation: カナダ、ケベック
• [Presentation] Spatial Distribution of Gaseous Mercury in the Atmosphere around Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining in Indonesia
  • Author(s): KAWAKAMI Tomonori, SERIKAWA Yuka, MOTOYAMA Ayuri, INOUE Takanobu, NAGAFUCHI Osamu, ROSANA Elvince,
  • Organizer: AGENDA FIRST ANNUAL MEETING ALPI
  • Place of Presentation: Bandung, Indonesia
  • Invited