Overseas Training > 2010 > Suphia Rahmawati
Suphia Rahmawati
Data Collection on Organochlorine Pesticides along the Upper Citarum River Watershed, West Java, Indonesia
Laboratory of Environmental Risk Analysis, Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering
Place of stay: Marine Geological Institute in Bandung, and laboratory of pesticides residue in Bogor, Indonesia
Term: January 27 – March 19, 2010
The main objective of my internship was to collect primary and secondary data on organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in agricultural areas along the upper Citarum River, West Java. I collected primary data through observation and interviews with farmers. Also I took samples of water, sediment, fish, and vegetables and analyzed them in a laboratory of pesticides residue in Bogor city. I plan to analyze soil samples in Kyoto university. I also visited several government institutions such as Bandung Institute of Technology, West Java Environmental Protection Agency, and Marine Geological Institute. I obtained secondary data there such as a map of Citarum River basin and metrological data through a discussion with several officers who used to work on a Citarum River basin project, and I received positive feedback on my research. I extended my internship for a week because of the bad weather in survey area. It rained heavily almost everyday. The time spent for collecting sample was wasted. Also some of the survey areas were flooded, so I could not reach there and had to change the survey location.
