Nickel Smelter Pollution

Residents around the Bantaeng Industrial Park are complaining about pollution from Huadi Nickel-Alloy Indonesia’s smelter. Nickel and iron contents in the wastewater exceeded the quality standard.

Irsyan Hasyim

August 29, 2022

DAENG Iri’, 52 years old, walked quickly to show the condition of the public wells in his village in Mawang hamlet, Papan Loe village, Pa’jukukang subdistrict, Bantaeng Regency, South Sulawesi. The father of three said the three wells that locals used to take water from to make bricks now no longer have water in them, or else have dried out. The three wells, each 20 to 30 meters deep, are located around 50 to 80 meters from his house.

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