Estimation of mercury emission from small-scale gold mining inIndonesia

• Project/Area Number: 23710016
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Environmental dynamic analysis
• Research Institution: Toyama Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: SERIKAWA Yuka 富山県立大学, 工学部, 研究員 (50598977)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2012
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
• Keywords: 水銀 / シミュレーション / 金精錬 / インドネシア

Research Abstract

In Palu City , Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, the wind direction alters in the nighttime and in the daytime every day. High concentration of gaseous mercury was observed at the leeward. According to the atmospheric dispersion model, the emission of gaseous mercury from the artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Palu city to the atmosphere was estimated to be 53 tons per year . Although it has been reported that in the ASGM of Palu city 180 tons of mercury per year is released into environment, such as river, soil and atmosphere, about 30% of them is emitted into the atmosphere.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Mercury Contamination in the Atmosphere of Aceh Province (2013)
  • Author(s): Serikawa Y., R. Elvince, T. Kawakami, N. Kunori, Y. Noto, T. Inoue, O. Nagafuchi, T. Miyake
  • Journal Title: Indonesia, Journal of Ecotechnology Research
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Mercury Contamination in the Atmosphere of Aceh Province, Indonesia (2013)
  • Author(s): Serikawa Y., R. Elvince, T. Kawakami, N. Kunori, Y. Noto, T. Inoue, O. Nagafuchi, T. Miyake
  • Journal Title: Journal of Ecotechnology Research Volume: 印刷中
  • NAID: 130005130551
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Gold Mining Activities and Its Impacts on Land Degradation in Central Sulawesi Indonesia (2012)
  • Author(s): BASIR-CYIO Muhammad, HASANAH Uswah, NUR Isrun, SERIKAWA Yuka
  • Journal Title: Journal ofEcotechnology Research Volume: 16(3-4) Pages: 79-83
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Gold Mining Activities and Its Impacts on Land Degradation in Central Sulawesi Indonesia (2012)
  • Author(s): BASIR-CYIO Muhammad, HASANAH Uswah, NUR Isrun, SERIKAWA Yuka
  • Journal Title: Journal of Ecotechnology Research Volume: Vol.16、No.3-4 Pages: 79-83
  • 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, Nur Isurun, Rosana Elvince, 井上隆信
  • Journal Title: 環境科学会誌 Volume: 24(4) Pages: 269-274
  • 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, Nur Isurun , Rosana Elvince, 井上隆信
  • Journal Title: 環境科学会誌 Volume: Vol.24、No.4 Pages: 269-274
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Estimation of mercury emission from small-scale gold mining in Palu City, Central Sulawesi (2012)
  • Author(s): SERIKAWA Yuka, KAWAKAMI Tomonori, BASIR Cyio, ISRUN A.Muh.Nur, NAGAFUCHI Osamu MIYAKE Takayuki
  • Organizer: Indonesia,7th International Forum On Ecotechnology
  • Place of Presentation: 高岡(富山県)
  • Year and Date: 2012-12-15
• [Presentation] Spatial distribution of atmospheric mercury in Palu City (2011)
  • Author(s): KAWAKAMI Tomonori, SERIKAWA Yuka, INOUE Takanobu, ROSANA Elvince, NAGAFUCHI Osamu, HASANAH Uswah, NUR Isrun and BASIR-CYIO Muhammad
  • Organizer: Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, International Symposium on Challenges to Global Issues "Environmental pollution and degradation in Indonesia"
  • Place of Presentation: Palu (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 (2011)
  • Author(s): Yuka Serikawa, Tomonori Kawakam, Basir Cyio, Isrun Nur, Rosana Elvince, Takanobu Inoue
  • Organizer: Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, The 10th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant
  • Place of Presentation: Halifax (Canada)
  • Year and Date: 2011-07-28
• [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 Tomonori, BASIR Cyio, NUR Isrun, ROSANA Elvince
  • Organizer: 10th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MERCURY AS A GLOBAL POLLUTANT
  • Place of Presentation: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
• [Presentation] Spatial distribution of atmospheric mercury in Palu City, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia (2011)
  • Author(s): KAWAKAMI Tomonori, SERIKAWA Yuka, INOUE Takanobu, ROSANA Elvince, NAGAFUCHI Osamu, HASANAH Uswah, NUR Isrun and BASIR-CYIO Muhammad
  • Organizer: International Symposium on Challenges to Global Issues, "Environmental Pollution and Degradation in Indonesia"
  • Place of Presentation: Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
• [Presentation] Mercury emission from small-scale gold mining in Palu City, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
  • Author(s): SERIKAWA Yuka
  • Organizer: 7th International Forum On Ecotechnology
  • Place of Presentation: WING WING TAKAOKA (富山県）