A Study on the Effectiveness of Biofilter Based on Effective Microorganism (EM) and Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) for Water Quality Improvement: An Application in Open Channel System
Nowadays, clean water resources are reduced due to water pollution problems. The discharge of solid waste and domestic wastewater into the open channel system leads to the surface water problem. This study emphasizes on the utilization of a biofilter system to treat the domestic water before being d...
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| description | Nowadays, clean water resources are reduced due to water pollution problems. The discharge of solid waste and domestic wastewater into the open channel system leads to the surface water problem. This study emphasizes on the utilization of a biofilter system to treat the domestic water before being discharge into river to preserve the sustainability of water bodies. This biofilter is based on the concept of biological treatment involves the use of Effective Microorganism (EM) Mudball and Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) with other natural occurring materials such as sand & gravel and activated carbon. This compartmentalized system also contains sponge and charcoal. The biofilter is design to be placed in an open drainage system in a residential area where the flow is continuous. Experiment was conducted at Student Residential College (KK3), Universiti Malaysia Pahang where a site scale filtering system was set up to observe the potential of the system in removing pollutants. The experiments were conducted using three increasing quantity variables. The results were analyzed by evaluating the water quality parameters SS, COD, BOD, AN and turbidity in term of their percentages of removal and comparison to Standard A and Standard B of Environmental Quality Act (1974). The results indicated that the biofilter system is most effective in improving the concentration of turbidity and suspended solid where the percentages of removal is as high as 72.42% and 67.31% respectively, followed by COD with 51.63% removal. The performance of the biofilter is also increased with the increasing quantity of filtering media used. |
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| spelling | UMPir28912018-05-16T04:07:36Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/2891/ A Study on the Effectiveness of Biofilter Based on Effective Microorganism (EM) and Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) for Water Quality Improvement: An Application in Open Channel System Noor Suraya, Romali Nadiah, Mokhtar Siti Fatimah, Che Osmi TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Nowadays, clean water resources are reduced due to water pollution problems. The discharge of solid waste and domestic wastewater into the open channel system leads to the surface water problem. This study emphasizes on the utilization of a biofilter system to treat the domestic water before being discharge into river to preserve the sustainability of water bodies. This biofilter is based on the concept of biological treatment involves the use of Effective Microorganism (EM) Mudball and Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) with other natural occurring materials such as sand & gravel and activated carbon. This compartmentalized system also contains sponge and charcoal. The biofilter is design to be placed in an open drainage system in a residential area where the flow is continuous. Experiment was conducted at Student Residential College (KK3), Universiti Malaysia Pahang where a site scale filtering system was set up to observe the potential of the system in removing pollutants. The experiments were conducted using three increasing quantity variables. The results were analyzed by evaluating the water quality parameters SS, COD, BOD, AN and turbidity in term of their percentages of removal and comparison to Standard A and Standard B of Environmental Quality Act (1974). The results indicated that the biofilter system is most effective in improving the concentration of turbidity and suspended solid where the percentages of removal is as high as 72.42% and 67.31% respectively, followed by COD with 51.63% removal. The performance of the biofilter is also increased with the increasing quantity of filtering media used. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/2891/1/Bse-502_A_Study_On_The_Effectiveness_Of_Biofilter_Based_On_Effective_Microorganism_%28Em%29_And_Empty_Fruit_Bunch_%28Efb%29_For_Water_Quality_Improvement_An_Application_In_Open_Chann.pdf Noor Suraya, Romali and Nadiah, Mokhtar and Siti Fatimah, Che Osmi (2012) A Study on the Effectiveness of Biofilter Based on Effective Microorganism (EM) and Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) for Water Quality Improvement: An Application in Open Channel System. In: Malaysian International Conference on Trends in Bioprocess Engineering (MICOTriBE) 2012 , 3-5 July 2012 , Meritus Pelangi Beach Resort & Spa, Langkawi, Kedah. pp. 1-12.. (Published) |
| spellingShingle | TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Noor Suraya, Romali Nadiah, Mokhtar Siti Fatimah, Che Osmi A Study on the Effectiveness of Biofilter Based on Effective Microorganism (EM) and Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) for Water Quality Improvement: An Application in Open Channel System |
| title | A Study on the Effectiveness of Biofilter Based on Effective Microorganism (EM) and Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) for Water Quality Improvement: An Application in Open Channel System |
| title_full | A Study on the Effectiveness of Biofilter Based on Effective Microorganism (EM) and Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) for Water Quality Improvement: An Application in Open Channel System |
| title_fullStr | A Study on the Effectiveness of Biofilter Based on Effective Microorganism (EM) and Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) for Water Quality Improvement: An Application in Open Channel System |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Study on the Effectiveness of Biofilter Based on Effective Microorganism (EM) and Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) for Water Quality Improvement: An Application in Open Channel System |
| title_short | A Study on the Effectiveness of Biofilter Based on Effective Microorganism (EM) and Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) for Water Quality Improvement: An Application in Open Channel System |
| title_sort | study on the effectiveness of biofilter based on effective microorganism em and empty fruit bunch efb for water quality improvement an application in open channel system |
| topic | TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| url | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/2891/1/Bse-502_A_Study_On_The_Effectiveness_Of_Biofilter_Based_On_Effective_Microorganism_%28Em%29_And_Empty_Fruit_Bunch_%28Efb%29_For_Water_Quality_Improvement_An_Application_In_Open_Chann.pdf |
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