Filtering Swamp Water into Clean Water Using Carbon Charcoal and Silica Sand Filter Media

Abstract

Water filtration is an essential need in ensuring the quality of a safe water supply for the community around Meritai Raya Village Rt 027, Sungai Pinang Village, Rambutan District, Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra Province. The method used was a completely randomized design (CRD) using activated carbon charcoal, silica sand, coir, gravel and filter cotton as media. The aim of the research is to determine the efficiency of the performance of swamp water processing filters in removing water quality parameters in the form of pH (Potential of Hydrogen) and TDS (Total Dissolved Solid). Design a which has 3 tubes uses filter media in the form of sand (12 cm), coir (15 cm), and cotton (3 cm) in tube 1, coir (20 cm), gravel (8 cm), and cotton (3 cm) in tube 2, carbon charcoal (8 cm) and cotton (10 cm) in tube 3. And design b which has 2 tubes in the form of gravel (6 cm), silica sand (12 cm), 8cm coir, and cotton (4 cm.) in tube 1. carbon charcoal (7 cm), coir (10 cm), and cotton (10 cm) in tube 2. The research results show that filtration is effective in reducing water pH and TDS in water, namely up to pH 7.6 and TDS 92 ppm in design A and pH 8.3 and TDS 104 ppm in design B even though it does not meet the clean water quality standards of Minister of Health Regulation No. 32 of 2017. The two filtration designs have performance effectiveness that is not much different in treating swamp water. However, overall filtration with the 3 tube variation has better performance.