doi: 10.18178/ijesd.2017.8.3.951
Determination of Ammonium and Nitrate Ions on Degraded Peat Soil by Termites Activities in Tanjung Leban, Bengkalis Regency
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Fransisca2
,
T. Ariful Amri1
- 1Chemistry Dept. University of
- 2the University of Riau, Indonesia
Abstract
Indonesia, especially Riau Province has struggledwith forest fire since 1997 which causes degradation of peat soil.Nowadays, peat soil in the Bengkalis District, Riau Province, hasbeen partially degraded by repeated fires and land clearing sothat the fertility decline. Therefore, it is necessary to improvethe fertility of peat land. The aim of this research was to studythe effect of the presence of the termite nest to the ecosystemdegraded peat lands in the village of Tanjung Leban, BengkalisRegency. Parameters measured were the content of ammoniumand nitrate ions in soil samples around the termite nests usingAuto-analyzer. The results of analysis of 10 termite nests showedthat the ion content of NH4+ (H2O), NH4+ (KCl), and NO3 (H2Oand KCl) found in soil samples S2, S8 and S10. Based on theresults, it can be concluded that the termite nests found in thisstudy site in general no significant impact on the increase ofnitrogen in the soil using analysis of variance (ANOVA) andDuncan test at α = 0.05.
Keywords
- Ammonium
- auto-analyzer
- nitrate
- peat
- termites
How to Cite
Sofia Anita, Fransisca, and T. Ariful Amri, "Determination of Ammonium and Nitrate Ions on Degraded Peat Soil by Termites Activities in Tanjung Leban, Bengkalis Regency," International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 221-224, 2017. https://doi.org/10.18178/ijesd.2017.8.3.951
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