Analisis Serbuk Biji Kelor (Moringa Oleifera, Lamk) dalam Menurunkan Kadar COD dan BOD pada Air Limbah Jasa Laundry

Abstract

Water pollution at this time is very apprehensive; especially many laundry businesses are located around the home residents. Waste laundry waste water is a derivative of organic substances. The content of organic substances in waste water laundry services has resulted in high levels of COD and BOD of water, which can cause pollution to the environment and become toxic to life in the water. Therefore it is necessary to do a solution to overcome the contamination, such as by using coagulant seed of Moringa Oleifera, Lamk. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of Moringa Oleifera, Lamk seed coagulant in lowering the levels of COD and BOD on laundry waste laundry services. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the excellent COD decrease obtained at the weight of 0.7 grams of 250.00 mg / L with an efficiency of 35%, while the BOD measurement, the best weight in lowering BOD levels is 3.6 grams amounted to 11.616 mg / L with a decrease presentation worth 57.66%.

Keywords

• Water pollution, laundry, COD, BOD, Moringa Oleifera, Lamk