POLLUTION BLOG

Jika pergi ke Posyandu (Pos Pelayanan Terpadu) mana pun di Indonesia, kita akan melihat pemandangan yang hampir selalu sama: bidan yang memeriksa fisik anak, kader yang mendampingi dan mencatat, serta ibu-ibu yang mengantre sambil menggendong balita. Ini bukan kebetulan, sistem...

Lead exposure mitigation efforts in Indonesia have just made significant progress in 2025. As part of the Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure project, Yayasan Pure Earth Indonesia in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the National Research...

KLIK DI SINI untuk membaca artikel dalam Bahasa Indonesia.   “If all parties—the government, businesses, and communities—consistently carry out their roles, duties, and responsibilities, there would be no environmental pollution issues,” said Ahmad Safrudin, Executive Director of the Committee for...

CLICK HERE to read the article in English. “Jika semua pihak—pemerintah, pelaku usaha, masyarakat—konsisten menjalankan peran, tugas, dan tanggung jawabnya, maka tidak ada isu pencemaran lingkungan,” tutur Ahmad Safrudin, Direktur Eksekutif Komite Penghapusan Bensin Bertimbel (KPBB) yang juga seorang aktivis...

This is the third year of the Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure project, which is designing and implementing programs that identify, monitor, and reduce childhood lead exposure. Since 2023, Pure Earth, Vital Strategies, and local project partners have been...

CLICK HERE to read the article in English. “Permasalahan utama dalam pengelolaan aki bekas di Indonesia ini adalah masih maraknya praktik peleburan ilegal.” Begitu Direktur Pengelolaan Limbah Bahan Berbahaya dan Beracun (B3) dan Non B3, Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup/Badan Pengendalian Lingkungan...

KLIK DI SINI untuk membaca artikel dalam Bahasa Indonesia. "The main issue in used lead-acid battery/ULAB management in Indonesia is the widespread practice of illegal ULAB smelting." With that statement, Ir. Achmad Gunawan Widjaksono, MAS., Director of Hazardous and Non-Hazardous...

KLIK DI SINI untuk membaca artikel dalam Bahasa Indonesia. Lead exposure remains a hidden threat to children's health in Indonesia, causing developmental delays, anemia, and even permanent nerve damage. In this interview, the Indonesian Pediatric Society (IDAI), represented by Dr....

CLICK HERE to read the article in English. Paparan timbal masih menjadi ancaman tersembunyi bagi kesehatan anak-anak di Indonesia, mulai dari gangguan tumbuh kembang, anemia, hingga kerusakan saraf yang bersifat permanen. Dalam wawancara ini, Ikatan Dokter Anak Indonesia (IDAI) yang...

WHAT IS LEAD? Lead is a naturally occurring chemical element denoted with the symbol Pb derived from its Latin name plumbum. It has an atomic number of 82 and weight of 207.2. With its relatively lightweight, lead stayed in the...

KENAPA PAPARAN TIMBAL SANGAT BERBAHAYA? Timbal sangat beracun karena kemampuannya mengganggu berbagai proses biologis pada tingkat sel dan molekuler. Berikut beberapa alasan mengapa timbal sangat berbahaya bagi kesehatan manusia: Menyusup ke proses biologis penting Timbal dapat meniru kalsium dan seng,...

Yayasan Pure Earth Indonesia Educational Materials Translated From Bahasa   Lead is highly toxic due to its ability to interfere with various biological processes at the cellular and molecular levels. Here are several reasons why lead is particularly harmful to...

KLIK DI SINI untuk membaca artikel dalam Bahasa Indonesia. For decades, Pesarean Village in Tegal Regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia, has been contaminated with lead. More than 18,000 tons of Used Lead Acid Batteries (ULAB) and metal smelting waste were...

CLICK HERE to read the article in English. Selama puluhan tahun, Desa Pesarean, di Kabupaten Tegal, Provinsi Jawa Tengah, Indonesia, terkontaminasi timbel. Lebih dari 18.000 ton aki bekas (Used Lead Acid Batteries / ULAB) dan limbah peleburan logam dibuang di...

Preventing and reducing the adverse effects of lead exposure that is harmful to the environment and health, especially for children, is a commitment that Yayasan Pure Earth (PE) Indonesia continues to maintain. This commitment includes continuing to intervene in research...

Mencegah dan mengurangi dampak buruk pajanan timbel yang berbahaya bagi lingkungan dan kesehatan terutama bagi anak-anak merupakan komitmen yang terus dijaga oleh Yayasan Pure Earth (PE) Indonesia. Komitmen ini termasuk untuk terus melakukan intervensi dalam upaya penelitian, intervensi teknis, rekomendasi...

Budi Susilorini, Pure Earth's Country Director for Indonesia, answers 5 questions to give you  insight into her work, and the progress her team has made.  Visit Pure Earth Indonesia for updates, and follow their them on Instagram.      ...

On October 20, just days before we launched our global outreach for International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW), we received word that Pure Earth President Richard Fuller was being recognized as one of Vox's Future Perfect 50, honoring individuals building a more perfect future. In...

What a terrific team! Seven of the eight founding members of WiME (Women in Mining and Energy) in Indonesia. (left to right : Omar, Dian, Budi, Nukila, Khoirun, Dedy and Maya)   Jan. 2019--This month, a new initiative, Women in Mining...

                Pure Earth is launching the cleanup of a lead-contaminated soccer field in Cinangka, Indonesia, so that children in the village can play without being poisoned. The project, starting this month, is being...