Jakarta, June 3 -- The Geological Resources Research Center of Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is studying the application of hydrogeochemistry to advance mineral exploration and geological disaster mitigation across the archipelago.

Hydrogeochemistry evaluates the chemical characteristics of water to determine the origin, quality, and dynamics of aquatic resource systems.

Speaking at an online panel in Jakarta on Wednesday, Iwan Setiawan, Head of the BRIN Geological Resources Research Center, noted that utilizing hydrogeochemistry for sustainable natural resource management has the potential to precisely map water quality and aquifer layers from the surface to deep underground.

"Furthermore, hydrogeochemical...