GAMBARAN KADAR LOGAM BERAT KADMIUM PADA PEKERJA PENGECORAN LOGAM DI KECAMATAN CEPER

Eka, Widya Ningrum Lobang (2021) GAMBARAN KADAR LOGAM BERAT KADMIUM PADA PEKERJA PENGECORAN LOGAM DI KECAMATAN CEPER. Diploma thesis, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Nasional.

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Abstract

Cadmium (Cd) is one of the heavy metal that is often considered as a toxicant and can interfere with the health of the body organs. One example of the use of cadmium is for metal foundry. This study aims to determine the cadmium levels and to describe cadmium levels in metal foundry workers’ hair in Ceper. This study used purposive sampling method on 8 metal foundry workers in Ceper. Hair samples were analyzed using Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (FAAS). The obtained data were analyzed descriptively and presented in the table. The observations show that good air ventilation in the metal foundry can reduce workers' exposure to heavy metals. There are 5 workers classified as light smokers and 3 workers classified as moderate smokers. It’s known that all respondents rarely consume innards, seafood, as well as medicines and traditional herbs which are known to be sources of cadmium accumulation in the human body. The results of this study showed that 8 hair samples had cadmium levels <0.0277 ppm, the results were still within the cadmium levels limit in the hair sample set by Biolab Medical Unit, <0.10 ppm.

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