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Researching Fungi Persistently
Ratna Stia Dewi, 39, is concerned about the river water around the batik centers in Pekalongan and Banyumas, Central Java, which are contaminated by various batik dye waste.
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Ratna Stia Dewi
Ratna Stia Dewi, 39, is concerned about the river water around the batik centers in Pekalongan and Banyumas, Central Java, which are contaminated by various batik dye waste. For more than 13 years, Ratna has been persistently researching the fungus "Aspergillus sp.3" as a decomposer of batik dye waste.
"I grow concern every time I go to Pekalongan and see the centers of the batik industry. The river is full of waste. I want to understand how the waste has polluted the environment," said Ratna, Tuesday (10/12/2019), in Purwokerto, Banyumas, Central Java.