Rahmi Putri Wirman, Indang Dewata, Heldi, Vandri Ahmad Isnaini
Water as one of the basic needs of living things, must be maintained well. Various methods and techniques were developed for water conservation or treating wastewater into reusable water. This research developed a wastewater treatment technique using plants and aquatic bacteria. The plants used were submerged (in water), namely Microsorum Pteropus, Water Fern (Trichomanes L), Bucephalandra, and Hydrocotyle tripartite. While the water bacteria used were active Bacillus and Lactobacillus. After the experimental equipment was designed and made, measurements were made of water parameters in the form of temperature, acidity (pH), Total Dissolved Solid (TDS), dissolved oxygen (DO), turbidity, ammonia levels, and chlorine levels. According to the findings of this study, water product from the aquatic plant treatment showed a good result, meaning that the aquatic plants can neutralize water pH, reduce dissolved solids (TDS), increase oxygen levels (DO), purify water, and eliminate ammonia and chlorine levels. On the other hand, products from bacterial water treatment can neutralize pH, reduce TDS, reduce oxygen (DO), purify water, and eliminate ammonia, however, they cannot remove chlorine. So, water treatment with this method is very safe for the environment, easy, low-cost, and does not produce harmful by-products. © 2024, Zibeline International Publishing Sdn. Bhd.. All rights reserved.
Environmental Science, Postgraduate School, Universitas Negeri Padang, Prof. Dr. Hamka Street, Air Tawar, West Sumatera, Padang City, 25131, Indonesia; Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, UIN Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi, Jambi – Ma. Bulian Street km.16, Sungai duren, Jambi Province, 36361, Indonesia
