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Effect of transportation and implementation of limestone mining on environment and socio-economy

Mining and environment can be said as an analogue for both sides of a coin on which two sides interrelate each other. Environmental aspect is of key factors to the success of mining activities. Mining activities begin with exploitation, followed by exploitation and utilization. All of these scenarios create effects on the environment and change the socio-economic characteristics of the affected people. This study aimed to analyze the effect of transportation and implementation of the reclamation on the environment and local people socio-economy, to create effective efforts of the environmental management from transportation to reclamation activities, and to suggest good an environmental management. Limestone transportation, which passed mining site roadway, had made the decline of air quality (dust emission) and the increase of ambient sounds (noise). This activity gave a significant effect on socio-economic improvement of the local people and soil fertility. The activity also op

A study of drinking water quality of PDAM

One of problems faced by community dealing with water services provided by the State-owned Water Company (PDAM) is inadequacy of the services in fulfilling household needs. Customers often complain because this limited volume of water they can use for daily activities, such the research found in a service quality analysis of drinking water provided by PDAM. The study on service quality may have its cornerstones on three main aspects: the quality, quantity, and continuity.  In case of drinking water quality at the observed location, one should relate it to the quality threshold under the Letter of Decree of the Minister of Health Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, Kepmenkes RI, No.907/MENKES/SK/VII 2002, which has been applicable since July 28, 2002. In addition, there is also another technique of analysis to measure the water quality level by examining water debit, water pressure, and flow continuity. However, to deal with PDAM’s vision and mission, service quality analysis is lik

Rights on Reproduction Health Care for Women

Act on Patent Rights is a consequence of ratification and promulgation of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs). The government must adopt its intellectual property rights to these international agreements, including the patent rights.     Such condition shows that bargaining position of Indonesia is expendable. Indonesia does not get freedom in its own territory. All policy is under intervention of developed countries (those run with capitalism economy). The situation even gets more complicated when the House of Representatives (DPR in Indonesia) made legal this dominance by issuing Act on Property Right (UU Hak Cipta). Indonesian people, in consequence, become the real victims of the ongoing act. Due to such carelessness, parts of this country’s constituents, in particular women, become the minority parties.     Women do not get their promised rights, physic