Pollution of Pb Metal on Soil at Burned Forest Areas at Baluran National Park-East Java Indonesia.

Abstract

Burned Forest at Baluran Nasional Park occurs almost every year, especially the peak of the dry season. Forest fires cause soil nutrients on the surface and in the soil decrease in both quantity and quality; thus, affecting plant growth and development. The purpose of this study was to distinguish the contents of Pb metal in the soil in areas that burned and non-burned areas. The method used was a purposive sampling area. In each of the same stands were taken 5 soil samples with different coordinate points and considered as one sample. The sampling obtained up to 10 points which are considered as replications. The results of research were from the soil taken at National Park Baluran the area burned with areas that have never been burned with a repetition of 10 times. It can be concluded that the Pb contents on the soil in the burned area and not burned areas significantly differ.