ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN INDONESIA

[Hazardous Waste Contaminated Soil & Groundwater]

Qomarudin Helmy, Dr. Ir.
Water and Wastewater Engineering Research Group
Environmental Engineering Study Program
Institute of Technology Bandung

Workshop on Soil and Groundwater Remediation, June 17th, 2022

Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB), Indonesia
Shimizu Corporation, Japan
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam
ReSAG, Taiwan
Distribution of land contaminated with hazardous
waste in Indonesia (2020)

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 Distribution of Cement, Oil and Gas, Mining,
Petrochemical, Powerplant & Industrial Estate

Sumatera Java
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 Distribution of Cement, Oil and Gas, Mining,
Petrochemical, Powerplant & Industrial Estate

Kalimantan Sulawesi, Papua

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Area and Volume of Land Contaminated by
Hazardous Waste (2015-2020)

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Area and Volume of Restored/Cleaned
Contaminated Land (2015-2020)

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 Case -1 : Oil and Gas Industry

Petroleum Fuel Tank Leak

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 Case -1 : Oil and Gas Industry

Delineation Study: hydrogeology – BTEX Modelling

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 Case -1 : Oil and Gas Industry

Proposed Clean-Up Methods:

1. In Situ Chemical Oxidation (ISCO)

2. Pump and Treat (Soil Flushing)
3. On-Site Bioremediation

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 Case -2 : Artisanal Metal Smelting
Smelting slag contain Heavy Metals: Al, Zn, Cu, Cd, Pb, Hg

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 Case -2 : Artisanal Metal Smelting

Clean-Up Methods:

1. Solidification/Stabilization
2. Co-Processing Cement Kiln

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 Other Issue in Indonesia:

1. Oil Spill (On-shore & Off-shore)

2. Hazardous Waste Dumping
3. Un-treated Wastewater Discharge
4. Landfill Leachate Leak
5. E-Waste Management
6. ASGM (Small scale gold mining)

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 Env. Engineering Dept. ITB Research :

1. Electro-Kinetics Remediation of Heavy Metals and Organics

2. Resource Recovery using Air Cathode Electrocoagulation Cell
3. ISCO
4. AOPs
5. Bio-dispersant, Bio-sorbent for Oil-spill Response
6. Bio-Leaching, Bio-sorption of Heavy Metals
7. Weathered Petroleum CS Remediation

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Helmy, Q. 2022. Environmental Issues in Indonesia-Hazardous Waste Contaminated Soil and Groundwater.
Workshop on Soil and Groundwater Remediation, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Institute
of Technology Bandung, June 17th 2022. Indonesia.

THANK YOU
Reference:
• KLHK. 2020. Buku Pembelajaran Pemulihan Lahan Terkontaminasi Limbah B3. Jilid III: Jalan Panjang Pemulihan Lahan
Terkontaminasi. Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan Republik Indonesia
• helmy@tl.itb.ac.id

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