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Lawin Bastian
Municipal Solid Waste Management in Indonesia : PCDD/Fs Monitoring In Surabaya and Palembang
Environment Preservation Engineering, Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering
Place of stay: Ministry of Environment, Jakarta, Indonesia
Term: November 11 – December 9, 2010
Open dumping has long been the predominant practice for dealing with municipal solid waste in Indonesia. Open dumping practices have created environmental, health and social problems. By Indonesian act number 18, of 2008, regarding waste management, the existing open dumping sites will cease by 2013. The preparation for the transformation of open dumping facilities to a better treatment scenario is a challenging research task. This internship program was carried out based on this issue.
The main purpose of my internship was to take field samples for solid waste management and to monitor the current activity of 3R (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) program. Soil samples were taken to analyze PCDD/Fs (Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzo furans) at open dumping sites in Surabaya and Palembang. Fortunately, I was able to take soil samples under the direct supervision of Associate Prof. Dr. Yasuhiro Hirai and had the full support of the local governments.
In addition, I attended several meetings to discuss my research with leaders and staff of the Ministry of Environment, local governments in Surabaya and Palembang City, and the JICA Advisor to the Ministry of Environment. In conclusion, this internship provided an excellent opportunity for me to obtain data and information for my research.
