ANALISIS KANDUNGAN LOGAM BERAT TERHADAP DAGING IKAN GABUS (Channa striata ) DI PERAIRAN BATANG KUMBUNG KECAMATAN RANAH AMPEK HULU TAPAN, KABUPATEN PESISIR SELATAN

Abstract

In Sub regency Ranah Ampek Hulu Tapan, Regency Pesisir Selatan flows River Batang Kumbung in which contains liquid waste from a palm oil factory near to the river. This research aims at analyzing heavy metal in fish meat living in the river and the water mass of the river itself. Samples of so called “ikan gabus” (Channa striata) and water mass were taken from the river and analyzed in the laboratory of Bung Hatta University. The results indicated that there were heavy metal pollutant found in fish meat and water mass.