Removal of ammonia in domestic wastewater by using multi soil layering

Abstract

Domestic wastewater is the primary source of river pollution. Every human activity in the house must produce waste. Domestic wastewater from the kitchen, bathing, and washing activities contains organic pollutants. The parameter tested was ammonia. In this study, Multi Soil Layering (MSL) was used as a processing method. This treatment serves to reduce ammonia levels in wastewater. This study aims to determine the removal of ammonia in greywater using the Multi Soil Layering System. Wastewater samples were taken in a residential area of Semarang. In this study, there are 2 stages, namely the preparation and implementation stages. In the seeding and acclimatization process, a batch reactor was used for 14-24 days running. The next stage is the process of running for 20 days with intermittent flow. Soil Mixture Box (SMB) is a mixture of andosol soil and activated charcoal (reactor A), andosol soil and apus bamboo (reactor B), and andosol soil, activated charcoal, and apus bamboo (reactor C). The results of domestic wastewater treatment using the MSL method respectively in the three reactors can remove ammonia by 49%, 51%, and 52%.