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Dodi Saputra
Tanti Tritama Okaem
Rinaldi

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Most areas of Sumatra including Riau, Jambi  and  West  Sumatra  Province  experienced dry season in August 2019. This condition can trigger  forest  fire  and  is  often  used  by  some people to expand the plantation area by creating fire.  Forest  fires  caused  an  increase  the parameters  of  the  Particulate  Matter  (PM10)  in each province. The highest PM10  concentration is 220 mg/m3  in Riau province, analysis using wind direction  with  Hysplit  method  and  hotspots  by Terra-Aqua BMKG satellite. The dominant of wind direction from areas affected by forest fires has a direct impact to West Sumatra province with PM10 concentration on medium level

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