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Garbage in underdeveloped countries, like Indonesia, resulting mainly from consumption patterns that have not supplied the pattern of modern agriculture. Parts of plants and animals are not sorted in the garden, but was brought to the center of consumption, leaving the sewage and garbage. The material is then dumped into landfills dominated type of organic waste by producing the stench of leachate, methane gas and sanitation problems

23.8.11

Abundance of Water Hyacinth for the Reclamation of Land Mines in East Kalimantan

The presence ofEichhornia crassipesspecies, ie plantswith water hyacinthname, in differentwaters have now become a problem forthe environment.Water hyacinth andwater plants that are more often considered a nuisanceaquatic plants, have a very fast growth rate. Within 3-4months, the water hyacinth is able to cover more than 70% of the surface of the lake. If the area of ​​1 hectare lakeconsisting of 10,000 m2 with an estimated population of thisplant has a height of 0.5 m, will be equivalent to 5000 m3 orwill weigh 1500 tons / ha on the assumption the averageweight of 300 kg/m3.

The rapid growth ofwater hyacinth and the high survival ofthis plant makes it very difficult to control. In some countries, control ofwater hyacinth by mechanical, chemical and biological nevergive optimal results. Water hyacinth has the potential toeliminate the surface water to four-fold when compared withthe exposed surface. Population growth is uncontrolledwater hyacinth causes siltation of aquatic ecosystems and the closing of the rivers and lakes (Gopal and Sharma,1981).

In addition tousefulness in absorbing heavy metals andpesticides, water hyacinth had a lot oflosses because of its ability to growrapidly. Some losses due to the growth ofuncontrolled water hyacinth, among others:

• Increased evapotranspiration (evaporation andwater loss through the leaves of plants), because the leaves are wide and well as fast growth.
• The reduced amount of light entering into thewaters, causing a decreased level of oxygensolubility in water (DO: Dissolved Oxygens).
• Water hyacinth plants are already dead willcome down to the bottom so as to accelerate the process of silting.
• Interfering traffic (transport) of water, especiallyfor people whose lives still depend on rivers such as the interior of Borneo and some other areas.
• Increased habitat for vectors of disease in humans.

Water hyacinth, is no exception, is growing rapidly in variouswatersheds of the island of Borneo,including in themiddle of the Mahakam river inEast Kalimantan.There are some 76lakes scattered in the Mahakam River basin and about 30 lakes located in the middle Mahakam area includes three main lakes (LakeJempang 15.000 ha, 13.000 ha Semayang Lake, and 11.000 ha Melintang Lake). River with a length of about 920 kmacross the region is the West Kutai regency in the upstream, until the Kutai Kartanegara and the city ofSamarinda downstream. Increasingly busy river traffic by going the return of big ships and small motorized boats to beanother serious threat. Bustling economic activity increasedby utilizing the river as transportation arteries have been"robbed" of fish habitat, especially Pesut Mahakam. PesutMahakam was increasingly isolated in its habitat due tocompetition from machines that cast the ship noise andpollute rivers with toxic oil waste. Now, two large lakeswhich are the Mahakam river area was dominated by water hyacinth, as well as a large number of other dry landdominated by reeds. It is clear as environmental burden that will affect environmental quality, which in turn will affectagriculture in its broadest sense also in the region.

On the premise that,more than 9members of theCommission II DPRDKukar, and Chairman of the DPRD Kukar,Ir.H. Awang Luqman,MM opportunity toconduct comparativestudies in order tostudy the control of water hyacinth proposed company PT.Cipta Visi Sinar Kencana, August 19, 2011 last.

On the occasion, Sonson Garsoni introducing Bio ElectricalInstallation 7000L consisting of 3 units of 7000-liter digester,a machine enumerator MPO 500 HD (Honda), 3 MP 24 150biogas purification unit (stainless steel), gas holdercapacity> 10 m3, 3 units BG 5000 generator (5000 wattpower generator biogas), bacterial methane activators GP-7for 1 month and equipment installation to the stove andgenerator units. Biogas and Bio Electrical InstallationBioPhosko BD 7000L enabled to process waste biomass ororganic waste, including water hyacinth for the first time in21 m3 (equivalent to 7 tons) and then 4.2 m3 or 1.26 tons /day.

According SonsonGarsoni, every day,the output shelterInstallation BD 7000L produces biogaswith a purity> 80%methane (CH4) as much as 37.8 m3that has power andhigh calorie burningstove as the ingredient for cooking equivalent of 17, 388 kg of LPG, or fuel can ignite the gas generator 5000 watt 3 units of 45.36 kWh (kilo watt hour). In addition to revenuefrom sales of fuel gas or electric energy above, the installation of shelters BD 7000L produces mud (sludge) withthe quality of organic liquid fertilizer as much as 3.78 m 3 /day. This sludge can be enhanced by adding thereto various bacteria ( N2 fixation, the solvent phosphate and KCL) orsubstance grown, so have added value as a biologicalfertilizer or organic fertilizer.

Procurement digesterin a shelter BioElectrical installationis expected to be able to cope withpopulation growth ofwater hyacinth in thelake in Kutai in East Kalimantan in particular and in general. Besides the people who dependtheir lives on the lakes or on the banks of the river Mahakam get benefit from the shackles of water hyacinth in the river waters modes of transportation such as motor boats, pontoon or boat is alsoavailable fuel for lighting or fuel for cooking fish and smokeevents in general and get the electrical energy for the growth of small industries in the rural interior Kutai.