Gambaran Kadar Sianida (CN) Dalam Urine pada Penambang Emas Tradicional di Desa Bowone Kabupaten Kepulauan Sangihe

Abstract

Cyanide is a compound that plays an important role in the mining industry, especially in gold mining. Cyanide in gold mining plays a role in the gold extraction process. Cyanide exposure is caused by a person's lack of knowledge about the dangers of cyanide poisoning. Cyanide binds to an important iron-containing enzyme that is necessary for cells to use oxygen and as a result cell tissues are unable to take oxygen from the blood. This can cause a person to lose consciousness due to hypoxia. The purpose of this study was to identify the presence of cyanide levels in gold miners in Bowone Village, Sangihe Islands Regency.

This research is descriptive, this research was conducted by collecting primary data from the results of observations and examinations in the laboratory and secondary data from the Bowone Village Office. The sampling technique was purposive sampling and the samples obtained were 15 samples from Gold Miners in Bowone Village, Tabukan Selatan Tengah Subdistrict, Sangihe Islands Regency.

Based on the results of the study, 15 samples were negative or there was no color change with a percentage of 100%, no cyanide levels were found. The conclusion of this study is that no exposure to cyanide levels was found in Traditional Gold Miners in Bowone Village, Tabukan Selatan Tengah Subdistrict, Sangihe Islands Regency