Ministry of Environment Awaiting Pesticide Test Results for Cisadane River
The government is still awaiting the results of laboratory tests regarding pesticide content in the Cisadane River pollution case. Minister of Environment Hanif Faisol Nurofiq stated that the tests are currently being carried out by a special laboratory under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture.
According to him, laboratory tests for pesticide parameters take longer than tests for other pollutants. This is because the Ministry of Environment does not yet have laboratory facilities capable of specifically testing pesticide content.
“Regarding the Cisadane River, we are still waiting for the lab results related to pesticides. Because this lab is under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture. The lab is special; there are two labs, one at IPB, and I forgot the name of the other. This requires a bit more time for the pesticide lab parameters,” said Hanif on Wednesday (February 25).
He added that the data obtained will be used as one of the important components in modeling the calculation of environmental pollution impacts.
“Once this is out, we will include the magnitude of this variable component in our modeling,” he said.
Furthermore, the Minister of Environment emphasized that the test results will also be the basis for the government’s civil lawsuit against the parties allegedly responsible for environmental pollution.
“And we will include this in the civil lawsuit for the cases in Cisadane and the orange gas incident in Cilegon,” he said.
The government hopes that the test results will soon strengthen law enforcement efforts against environmental pollution cases that occurred in the Cisadane River and the alleged exposure to orange-colored gas in the Cilegon area. (E-3)
The Ministry of Environment conducted an inspection of the incident involving a fire at the warehouse owned by Biotek Saranatama, which resulted in pesticide liquid flowing into the Jeletreng River, a tributary of the Cisadane River.
The central government has moved quickly to respond to the alleged pollution of the Cisadane River following a pesticide warehouse fire in South Tangerang.
The Ministry of Environment conducted an inspection of the incident involving a fire at the warehouse owned by Biotek Saranatama, which resulted in pesticide liquid flowing into the Jeletreng River, a tributary of the Cisadane River.
The central government has moved quickly to respond to the alleged pollution of the Cisadane River following a pesticide warehouse fire in South Tangerang.