system in amounts exceeding the threshold. The
threshold for each type of heavy metal and for each
type of living creature is different. Importation of
heavy metals into human and animal metabolic
systems can be directly or indirectly. Direct intake
occurs simultaneously with drinking water
(Notohadiprawiro, 2017).
The source of heavy metal Zn contamination can
come from various human activities that produce
waste in the form of pollutants. These pollutants are
transported by rainwater and water movement from
the sea and fresh water to the river mouth which is
where the waters and fresh water meet. Zn metal in
water is concentrated through biological and
chemical-physical processes. Bioaccumulation and
biomagnification are biological processes that are
able to precipitate metals in the body of organisms
through the food chain. In the physical chemical
process, heavy metals are dissolved and deposited in
sediments and can also be absorbed in suspended
substances.
If it is known that the Zn metal content has
exceeded the quality standard, then it is necessary to
do a follow-up in preventing interference that can be
caused by the Zn metal (Amriani, 2018). Zinc metal
(Zn) tends to form ions when it is in water. Zinc (Zn)
ions are easily absorbed in sediments and soils and
the solubility of heavy metals Zinc (Zn) in water is
relatively low in water, heavy metals tend to follow
the flow of water and the effect of dilution when there
is water inlet, such as rainwater, contributes to a
decrease in heavy metal concentrations on water.
The concentration of heavy metals in water will
also affect the concentration of heavy metals present
in the sediment. The tendency to increase the
concentration of heavy metals in sediments is due to
the high concentration of heavy metals in water.
Zinc is a micromineral that is everywhere in human
/ animal tissue and is involved in the function of
various enzymes in the metabolic process. The adult
human body contains 2-2.5 grams of zinc. Three-
quarters of that amount is in the bones and
mobilization is very slow. In high concentrations zinc
is also found in iris, retina, liver, pancreas, kidney,
skin, muscles, testes and hair, so zinc deficiency
affects these tissues. In the blood zinc is mainly found
in red blood cells, little is found in white blood cells,
platelets and serum. Approximately 1/3 of serum zinc
binds to albumin or the amino acid histidine and
cysteine. In 100 ml of blood there are 900 ml of zinc
and in 100 ml of plasma there are 90-130 mg of zinc.
Zinc is involved in more than 90 enzymes related to
carbohydrate and energy metabolism, protein
degradation / synthesis, nucleic acid synthesis, heme
biosynthesis, CO2 transport (carbonic anhydrase) and
other reactions.
The most obvious effects are on metabolism,
function and maintenance skin, pancreas and male
reproductive organs, especially on the change of
testosterone to active dehydrotestosterone. In the
pancreas, zinc has to do with the amount of protease
secretion needed for digestion.
The presence of zinc elements in water is needed to
meet the body's needs for these elements. Zn is
needed by the body for metabolic processes, but in
high levels it can be toxic (Slamet, 2018). Heavy
metals are harmful if they enter a creature's metabolic
system in amounts exceeding the threshold. The
threshold for each type of heavy metal and for each
type of living creature is different. Importation of
heavy metals into human and animal metabolic
systems can be directly or indirectly. Direct intake
occurs simultaneously with drinking water
(Notohadiprawiro, 2017).
The source of heavy metal Zn contamination can
come from various human activities that produce
waste in the form of pollutants. These pollutants are
transported by rainwater and water movement from
the sea and fresh water to the river mouth which is
where the waters and fresh water meet. Zn metal in
water is concentrated through biological and
chemical-physical processes. Bioaccumulation and
biomagnification are biological processes that are
able to precipitate metals in the body of organisms
through the food chain. In the physical chemical
process, heavy metals are dissolved and precipitated
in sediments and can also be absorbed in suspended
substances. If it is known that the Zn metal content
has exceeded the quality standard, then it is necessary
to do a follow-up in preventing interference that can
be caused by the Zn metal (Amriani, 2018).
Zinc metal (Zn) tends to form ions when it is in water.
Zinc (Zn) ions are easily absorbed in sediments and
soils and the solubility of heavy metals Zinc (Zn) in
water is relatively low in water,heavy metals tend to
follow the flow of waterand the effect of dilution
when there is water inlet, such as rainwater,
contributes to a decrease in heavy metal
concentrations on water.
The concentration of heavy metals in water will
also affect the concentration of heavy metals present
in the sediment. The tendency to increase the
concentration of heavy metals in sediments is due to
the high concentration of heavy metals in water.
Zinc is a micromineral that is everywhere in human
/ animal tissue and is involved in the function of
various enzymes in the metabolic process. The adult
human body contains 2-2.5 grams of zinc. Three-