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Abstract

Pipe slow sand filter (SSF-P) is an undertest slow sand filter (SSF) technology promising some advanatages.  Purpose of this research is to test the performance of SSF-P with differencce level of hydraulic heads on reducing pollutants of crumrubber plant liquid waste. The SSF-P tested was a 5-inches-diameter, 50cm-long SSF-P and hydraulic heads applied were 10 cm, 20 cm and 30 cm.  Result of test showed  that SPL-P installed with all hydraulic heads tested were capable of reducing significant amount of pollutants, and with 10 cm head capable of producing filtrate with TSS, pH and NH3-N satisfying grade 1 (drinking) water.

Keywords

Slow sand filter (SSF) crumrubber wastewater processing

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Author Biographies

Sigit Mujiharjo, Dept. of Agric. Technology, Fac. of Agriculture, Univ. of Bengkulu

Assoc. Professor

Bosman Sidebang, Dept. of Agric. Technology, Fac. of Agriculture, Univ. of Bengkulu

Assistant Professor

Dedek Darmadi, Dept. of Agric. Technology, Fac. of Agriculture, Univ. of Bengkulu

Undergraduate Student
How to Cite
Mujiharjo, S., Sidebang, B., & Darmadi, D. (2012). PERFORMANCE OF A PIPE SLOW SAND FILTER (SSF-P) WITH DIFFERENCE HYDRAULIC HEADS ON FILTERING POLLUTANTS OF CRUMRUBBER PLANT LIQUID WASTE. Jurnal Agroindustri, 2(2), 77–83. https://doi.org/10.31186/j.agroindustri.2.2.77-83

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