Selenium Effect and Scirpus grossus on Effeciency of Leachate Treatment at

Final Disposal Sidoarjo District with Different Media Composition

Name : Atik Widiyanti
NRP : 3311201202
Advisor Lecturer : Prof. Dr. Ir. Sarwoko Mangkoedihardjo, MScES

ABSTRACT

Final disposal in Sidoarjo District produced leachate which it have not

treated yet. Those leachate have known polluted 60 ha areas of rice field around
final disposal so that causes a necessary treatment is to be needed such as
phytoremediation. Phytoremediation is an effective method to treat an organic
matter besides it a low cost and ‘green technology’. The aim of this research to
determine the effect of selenium and how many S.grossus needed for leachate
treatment on final disposal at Sidoarjo District with different media composition
volume.
This Research conducted laboratory scale, using vertical free flow system
and S. grossus as remediator.. The first step of this research is range finding test..
Futher done phytoremediation test with detention time 4 days. Variations include
composition media volume soil and sand is 50%:50%, 75%:25%, 25%:75%,
number of plants is 10, 12, 14 plants each reactor. Parameters were analyzed is
BOD, COD and NH4-N using standart method EPHA.
Result showed that the best value BOD/COD and C/N ratio obtained
where 14 plants for 330 mg/L COD leachate concentration and 12 plants for 660
mg/L leachate concentration and 994 mg/L COD respectively using 75% sand and
25% soil media. Besides selenium addition (0,1 mg/L and 0,5 mg/L selenium
oxide) did not affect to BOD/COD and C/N ratio.

Key word: phytoremediation, media composition, leachate, S. grossus, selenium,

vertikal free flow