ANALISIS KADAR Fe(III) AIR MINUM ISI ULANG DI KECAMATAN TERNATE SELATAN KOTA TERNATE

Abstract

Perkembangan jumlah penduduk di Kota Ternate setiap tahun mengalami peningkatan. Sehingga kebutuhan air minum pada masyarakat meningkat. Oleh karena itu, masyarakat Kota Ternate banyak yang membuka usaha depot air minum isi ulang, khususnya di Kecamatan Ternate Selatan yang penduduknya hidup tidak menetap (kos-kosan). Depot air minum isi ulang bisa saja terkontaminasi dalam proses pengelolaan dan pengisian di tempat produksi yang kurang efektif dan kurang pengawasan. Salah satunya terkontaminasi adanya kadar Fe yang berlebihan di dalam air minum. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui kadar Fe pada air minum isi ulang di Kecamatan Ternate Selatan Kota Ternate berdasarkan Permenkes No. 492 Tahun 2010.Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif, menggunakan spektrofotometri UV-Vis. Dari hasil penelitian analisis kadar 27 sampel air minum isi ulang yang berada di Kecamatan Ternate Selatan Kota Ternate yang telah diteliti diperoleh hasil berkisar antara 0,048 mg/L - 0,280 mg/L atau dapat dikatakan kadar Fe pada sampel air minum isi ulang memenuhi persyaratan berdasarkan Permenkes No. 492 Tahun 2010 kadar maksimum Fe pada air minum adalah < 0,3 mg/L. Hasil kadar Fe pada sumber air PDAM sebesar 0,184 mg/L, sumur bor sebesar 0,192 mg/L, dan sumur gali sebesar 0,320 mg/L. 27 air minum isi ulang yang diuji kadar Fe semuanya memenuhi syarat, diperoleh sampel A7 memiliki kadar Fe terendah yaitu 0,048 mg/L dan sampel A20 memiliki kadar Fe tertinggi yaitu 0,280 mg/L.

Ternate City experiences annual population growth, resulting in increased demand for drinking water among its residents. Consequently, many Ternate City inhabitants have established refill drinking water depots, particularly in the transient Ternate Selatan District, known for its boarding houses. These depots are susceptible to contamination during processing and filling stages at inefficiently supervised production sites. One significant issue is the excessive presence of Fe in the drinking water. The purpose of this research to determine the Fe concentration in refill drinking water in the Ternate Selatan District, Ternate City, based on the Ministry of Health Regulation No. 492 of 2010. This research used a descriptive method, using UV-Vis spectrophotometry. The results from 27 samples of refill drinking water in the Ternate Selatan District, Ternate City, The analysis of Fe concentration in the 27 samples of refill drinking water showed results ranging from 0.048 mg/L to 0.280 mg/L, indicating that the Fe concentration in these samples met the requirements set by the Ministry of Health Regulation No. 492 of 2010, which states that the maximum Fe concentration in drinking water is < 0.3 mg/L. The Fe concentration in the water sources were as follows: PDAM water source at 0.184 mg/L, borewell water at 0.192 mg/L, and dug well water at 0.320 mg/L. 27 refill drinking water samples for Fe concentration, all met the required standards. The A7 sample had the lowest Fe concentration at 0.048 mg/L, while the A20 sample had the highest Fe concentration at 0.280 mg/L.