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Performance Analysis of Wastewater Treatment Plant Using Anaerobic-Aerobic System and Membrane Bioreactor at Merah Putih Regional Hospital in Magelang Regency, Indonesia

Anaerobic Aerobic,Membrane Bioreactor,wastewater treatment plant,Magelang Merah Putih Regional Hospital

One target of Sustainable Development Goal 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) in the year 2030 is to improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping, and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally. Among various wastewaters, the hospital wastewater imposes a potent threat to the security of human health concerning its high vulnerability towards the outbreak of several diseases. Merah Putih Regional Hospital (RSD Merah Putih) is one of the hospitals in Magelang Regency, Indonesia which became a COVID-19 referral hospital in 2019. The objective of this study is to analyze the quality of domestic wastewater produced by the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) using Anaerobic-Aerobic system and the MBR unit in the RSD Merah Putih. Wastewater sampling was carried out and tested at an accredited laboratory in Yogyakarta, then comparing the results with Central Java Regional Regulation Number 5 of 2012. Contaminant removal efficiency analysis was carried out to determine the performance of the treatment tanks in reducing certain pollutant levels, as well as a pollution load analysis to determine the effect of WWTP effluents to the environment. Results showed that the phosphate parameters did not meet the water quality standard. However, analysis of pollutant loads showed that for all parameters met the requirements of Class II pollution loads.