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if using alum faster than Moringa seeds.

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hard to get

Physical parameters
Physical parameters that must be removed in drinking water must be clear,
odorless, tasteless and colorless. While the temperature is cool and not hot. In
addition, drinking water does not cause sediment. If the air we consume
deviates from this, then it is very possible that the air has been polluted.
Chemical Parameters
From chemicals, water ingredients cannot be used in high quantities and heavy
metals (eg Hg, Ni, Pb, Zn, and Ag) or toxic substances such as hydrocarbons and
detergents. Heavy metal ions can denaturate proteins, obscuring metals that
can be replaced by other functional groups in biomolecules. Because some will
be buried in various organs, especially the gastrointestinal tract, liver and
kidneys, these organs are severely damaged
Microbiological parameters
Pathogenic bacteria that occur in the Ministry of Health are Escherichia colli,
Clostridium perfringens, Salmonella. These pathogenic bacteria can form
poison with a short latent period of several hours. The presence of bacterial
bacteria (E.coli is classified) which is needed in the process of procuring water.
Higher levels of coliform bacteria contamination, also higher than pathogenic
bacteria, such as Shigella bacteria (cause of vomiting), S. typhii (cause of
typhus), cholera, and dysentery.

Signs that groundwater is polluted can be recognized through physical observation. Some of
them, as quoted from Indiastudychannel, are:
Yellowish color will appear if water is contaminated with chromium and organic matter. If
the water is yellowish red, it indicates iron contamination. While impurities in the form of
mud will give a brownish red color.
Turbidity is also a sign that groundwater has been contaminated by colloids (bio-sticky
substances such as gum or glue). Mud, clay and various microorganisms such as plankton
and other particles can cause water to turn muddy.
Mineral pollutants will make ground water have a certain taste. If it feels bitter, the trigger
can be in the form of iron, aluminum, manganese, sulfate or lime in large quantities.
Ground water that tastes like soapy water shows alkaline contamination. The source can be
sodium bicarbonate, as well as other washing agents such as detergents.
Brackish taste shows a high salt content, often occurs in the area around the river mouth.
The odor that smells in ground water also indicates pollution. Whatever the smell, it shows
that ground water is not suitable for consumption

Moringa seed powder (Moringa oleifera)


The processing of dirty water into clean water is usually done by the coagulation process
using synthetic coagulants. Whereas the use of this coagulant, if it is not suitable for the
correct dose and used continuously can be risky to health and not environmentally friendly.
Moringa seed powder (Moringa oleifera) proved effective as a natural coagulant in the
process of water purification. This study has developed the size of Moringa oleifera seed
powder to pass 100 mesh (MoM) sieve to nano particle size (MoN) with the milling process
using HEM and measuring powder size with PSA. Then characterize its physical and chemical
properties, and apply it as a biokoagulant in the process of water purification.
Characterization results show that the MoM size is ± 2300 and MoN ± 300 nanometers. The
main compounds in MoM; total protein = 44.65%, fat = 27.05%, water content = 10.86%,
ash content = 3.79%. The main compounds in the MoN; total protein = 44.41%, fat =
26.98%, water content = 9.38%, ash content = 3.53%. Molecular weight was tested with the
SDS page, namely 13-28 Kda and 52-63 Kda. There are no different types of MoM and MoN
constituent compounds. The protein content is dissolved in water, MoM is 0.06% and MoN
is 0.29%. Characteristics of Moringa seed powder are amorphous and hollow. The optimum
dose of MoN in reducing turbidity in groundwater samples is 30 ppm and in textile
wastewater is 40 mg / L. While the optimum dose of MoM in groundwater samples is 80 mg
/ L and in textile wastewater is 100 mg / L.
MoN powder size is smaller than MoM, when the biokoagulant is added to the sample
water, the dissolved protein from MoN becomes more than MoM. When applied to the
Cisadane river water and Cipondoh Situ Situ water as raw water for drinking water using the
jar test, MoN and MoM methods at optimum concentrations able to improve water quality
comparable to PAC. Water quality parameters tested such as turbidity, pH, temperature,
color intensity, conductivity, dissolved metal content (Fe, Mn, Zn, Al and Cr) and nonmetal
parameters (ammonia, nitrate and nitrite) have been successfully repaired and are in
accordance with the standards quality standards.
MoN moringa seed powder has been applied as biocoagulant on Thin Stillage (TS). Shows
that the addition of MoN coagulants (0.6%) and MoM (1.5%) can be used to reduce turbidity
and reconstruct the characteristic parameters of waste. The MoN dose for TS is quite large
compared to textile waste (40 mg / L), because the TS sample is a type of organic waste and
high acidity (pH = 3.4).

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