NILAI ESTIMASI GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE (GFR) MENGGUNAKAN PERSAMAAN COCKCROFT AND GAULT PADA MASYARAKAT TERPAJAN MERKURI DI AREA PERTAMBANGAN EMAS SKALA KECIL (PESK) DESA LEBAKSITU KABUPATEN LEBAK BANTEN

Abstract

The usage of mercury in Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) is quite troublesome because within the process ASGM produces mercury within its waste to the environment that might become pollution. Exposure of mercury to the body in long period could threaten body’s health such as kidney as excretion organ that exerts toxic materials from the body. Glomerulus filtration rate (GFR) is one parameter to evaluate the work of kidney and the stadium of the kidney disease. This research aims to understand the relation between mercury level in hair and GFR. This research uses cross sectional design with measured variables including mercury level in hair, respondent characteristic and GFR. The respondents include 58 people. The output shows that 51,7% of respondents have mercury level above the guideline (> 2 ppm) in their hair and 43,1% of respondents have experienced a decrease in GFR (abnormality in kidney function). The decrease in GFR is caused by age and mercury level in hair. This decrease can be prevented by consuming more water, reducing medicine consumption, and conducting promotion about health service and the impact of mercury on public health.

                                                                                                                                     

Keyword: glomerulus filtration rate (GFR), mercury level in hair, Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining (ASGM)