Chlorine Pollution in Karet Kuningan Area, (Pencemaran Khlorin di Daerah Karet Kuningan, Jakarta)
Chlorine compounds are irritative and through eye and skin contact and are absorbed by inhalation. The extensive use of chlorine compounds in many textile and batik-printing industries (as bleaching agents) makes these comounds present in and may contaminate the air. The study in Karet Kuningan showed that at the study location chlorine was derectable (0.0293 ppm Cl2) while it was undetectable at the control location. Compared with the standard in the United with the standard in the United States and Soviet Union, the chlorine concentration at Karet Kuningan Jakarta Selatan was not exceeding the maximum allowable concentration.