Studi Aspek Fisik, Biologi, Dan Kimia Terhadap Cacing Tanah Dan Kascing Pada Pengolahan Sampah Menjadi Pupuk Kompos  

Oleh:

Pratomo, Hurip ; Suhardianto, Anang

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah nasional
Dalam koleksi: Jurnal Matematika, Sains, dan Teknologi vol. 1 no. 1 (Mar. 2000)
Topik: Cacing Tanah; Pupuk Kompos; Sampah; Kascing
Fulltext: Hurip Pratomo_Anang Suhardianto.pdf (66.39KB)

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A problem in city areas that is difficult to solve is waste management. The side effect of daily home activities produce waste (garbage). Composting is one of several methods that uses earthworm for waste management. This method has ecological benefits. Eatchworm eats organic waste and produces ‘casting’ as it’s faeces. Casting can be used as plant fertilizer, food supplement, medicine, as well as, laboratory material. This research attempted to reveal the physical, biologial and chemical aspects of casting and earthworm during composting. The study was conducted in Kapuk Muara where the water pH ranged from 8 to 9, and the temperature of microhabitat ranged from 33 to 38 derajat Celcius. The composting process took 5 weeks. The study of physical aspect of composting found that when the temperatue went down the weight of organic waste decreased whereas the weight of earthworm increased. The study of biological aspect revealed that the length of mature erthworm ranges between 5.9 and 8.3 cm. The water pH in the area was relatively stable which was about 9. The reproduction capacity of earthworm per moth was about 4 – 6 coccon and 2-3 eggs. Meanwhile, the study of chemical aspect found that the Nitrogen content of casting increased during the coposting process. The chemical substances of casting at the end of composting were as follows: 2,89% Nitrogen, 7.33 C/N ratio, 0.17 Phosfor, 0.91 Kalium, 0.83 Calcium and 0.27 Magnesium.

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