AN ANALYSIS OF LIQUID WASTE PROCESSING AT PUBLIC HEALTH CENTERSIN BENGKULU CITY

Abstract

Wastewater is a discharge liquid from households, industries and public places including Health center (public health center). Liquid waste Processing at care public health center in the city of Bengkulu has not been done so that the liquid waste is directly discharged to the receiving water body. Therefore, the researcherwas interested in conducting research on Analysis of Liquid Waste Processing at care public health center of Bengkulu City. This research used descriptive method that aim to raise the facts, the circumstances and make a picture about the treatment of liquid waste at the Health Center of Bengkulu City. The samples used were three sources of liquid waste from three public health centers in Bengkulu. The result of the research shows that the Liquid Waste Treatment that already exist in the Health Center of Bengkulu City Municipality has not been processed properly. Level of parameters of COD, BOD on Liquid Waste at Health Center of Bengkulu City 100% did not meet the quality standard of the minister of the environment’s regulation Number 05 Year 2014, while the level of parameters of TSS in Liquid Waste in care public health center of Bengkulu City 100% has met the minister of the environment’s regulation quality standard. It is suggested to the care public health center to pay more attention to the Liquid Waste Processing well and to improve the condition of the liquid waste duct so that it will not have negative impact to human health and environment, beside that the health center can also increase the skilled and trained sanitarian workforce to monitor the Liquid Waste Processing and budgeting the Routine Fund for the operation and maintenance of Waste Water Treatment Installation in care public health center.