Ammonia and Total Nitrogen Removal Using Equisetum hymale Based Phytoremediation in Landfill Leachate
DOI:
10.29303/jppipa.v11i5.11009Published:
2025-05-31Issue:
Vol. 11 No. 5 (2025): MayKeywords:
Phytoremediation, Removal, Leachate, Ammonia, NitrogenResearch Articles
Downloads
How to Cite
Downloads
Metrics
Abstract
In line with the problems faced by all landfills in Indonesia, the high level of waste entering landfills is not commensurate with the cost and quality of waste management which is still low. The volume of landfill leachate with levels of organic, inorganic and metal content at the Jatibarang landfill has the potential to pollute the Kreo river. The dangerous impact on health and ecosystem continuity if the total ammonia and nitrogen content is too high in Jatibarang landfill leachate, efforts to manage it with a phytoremediation agent are Equisetum hymale. This research method is an experiment with a completely randomized design (CRD) designed with the type of Equisetum hymale and 3 treatment of Equisetum hymale biomass, namely, P0: 0 g, P1: 750 g, and P2: 1000 g of Equisetum hymale per 10 liters of leachate, each treatment was repeated 3 times. This phytoremediation is very effective in reducing ammonia levels, the reduction in ammonia levels reached 99.7% and the highest total nitrogen content reached 91.7%. It was concluded that the Equisetum hymale was effective in reducing ammonia levels. The effectiveness of reducing ammonia levels and nitrogen levels was most optimal on the third day of P2. The Equisetum hymale removed ammonia and total nitrogen up to 70% in variation of contact time.
References
Abrauw, A. E. S. (2019). Studi Operasional Pengelolaan Limbah Cair Lindi (Leachate) pada TPA Control Landfill Koya Koso. Jurnal DINAMIS, 1.
Akhirul, Witra, Y., Umar, I., & Erianjoni. (2020). Dampak Negatif Pertumbuhan Penduduk Terhadap Lingkungan dan Upaya Mengatasinya. Jurnal Kependudukan dan Pembangunan Ligkungan, 1(3).
Artiyani, A. (2011). Reducing N-Total And P-Total Levels in Tofu Liquid Waste Using Batch and Continuous Flow Phytoremediation Methods Using Hydrilla Verticillata Plants. Spectra, 18(1), 9–14.
Baroroh, F., Handayanto, E., & Irawanto, R. (2018). Phytoremedation of Copper (Cu) Contaminated Water Using Salvinia molesta and Pistia stratiotes and Its Effect on Growth of Brassica rapa. Jurnal Tanah Dan Sumberdaya Lahan, 5, 2549–9793. http://jtsl.ub.ac.id
Enduta, A., Jusoh, A., Ali, N., & Wan Nik, W. B. (2011). Nutrient removal from aquaculture wastewater by vegetable production in aquaponics recirculation system. Desalination and Water Treatment, 32(1–3), 422–430. https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2011.2761
Harjanti, I. M., & Anggraini, P. (2020). Pengelolaan Sampah Di Tempat Pembuangan Akhir (TPA) Jatibarang, Kota Semarang. Jurnal Planologi, 17(2), 185. https://doi.org/10.30659/jpsa.v17i2.9943
Herlambang, A., & Marsidi, R. (2003). Proses Denitrifikasi Dengan Sistem Biofilter Untuk Pengolahan Air Limbah Yang Mengandung Nitrat. Jurnal Teknologi Lingkungan BPPT, 4(1).
Jampeetong, A., Brix, H., & Kantawanichkul, S. (2012). Effects of inorganic nitrogen forms on growth, morphology, nitrogen uptake capacity and nutrient allocation of four tropical aquatic macrophytes (Salvinia cucullata, Ipomoea aquatica, Cyperus involucratus and Vetiveria zizanioides). Aquatic Botany, 97(1), 10–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2011.10.004
Masclaux-Daubresse, C., Daniel-Vedele, F., Dechorgnat, J., Chardon, F., Gaufichon, L., & Suzuki, A. (2010). Nitrogen uptake, assimilation and remobilization in plants: challenges for sustainable and productive agriculture. Annals of Botany, 105(7), 1141–1157. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcq028
Mastur, M., & Budiyono, B. (2020). Implementasi Pelaksanaan Perda Kota Semarang Nomor 6 Tahun 2012 Tentang Pengelolaan Sampah di Kota Semarang. QISTIE, 13(2), 225. https://doi.org/10.31942/jqi.v13i2.3911
Mattson N., & Leatherwood R. (2017). Nitrogen: All Forms Are Not Equal (23rd ed.). Cornell University.
Mitra, G. N. (2015). Regulation of Nutrient Uptake by Plants. Springer India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2334-4
Nashrullah, S. (2017). Pengolahan Limbah Karet Dengan Fitoremidiasi Menggunakan Tanaman Typha Angustifolia. Jurnal Teknologi Lingkungan Lahan Basah, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.26418/jtllb.v5i1.18546
Nuwansi, K. K. T., Verma, A. K., Rathore, G., Prakash, C., Chandrakant, M. H., & Prabhath, G. P. W. A. (2019). Utilization of phytoremediated aquaculture wastewater for production of koi carp (Cyprinus carpio var. koi) and gotukola (Centella asiatica) in an aquaponics. Aquaculture, 507, 361–369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.04.053
Pramesti, E. L., & Yuniningsih, T. (2023). Perencanaan Pengolahaan Sampah Oleh Dinas Lingkungan Hidup Kota Semarang Pada Tpa Jatibarang.
Ramadani, R., Samsunar, S., & Utami, M. (2021). Analisis Suhu, Derajat Keasaman (pH), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), dan Biologycal Oxygen Demand (BOD) dalam Air Limbah Domestik di Dinas Lingkungan Hidup Sukoharjo. Indonesian Journal of Chemical Research, 12–22. https://doi.org/10.20885/ijcr.vol6.iss1.art2
Ramadhani, J., Asrifah, R. D., & W., W. I. (2019). Pengolahan Air Lindi Menggunakan Metode Constructed Wetland di TPA Sampah Tanjungrejo. Lingkungan Kebumian, 1(2), 1–8.
Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry, Pub. L. No. P.71/Menlhk/Setjen/hPL.3/8/2016, Regulation (2016).
Sitia, M., & Jusward. (2022). Potensi Fitoremediasi Bambu Air ( Equisetum Hyemale L .) dalam Mereduksi Logam Berat Kromium. Prosiding SNPBS (Seminar Nasional Pendidikan Biologi dan Saintek), 346–353.
Susanti, E. Y., Adhi, S., & Manar, D. G. (2014). Analisis Faktor Penghambat Penerapan Kebijakan Sanitary Landfill di TPA Jatibarang Semarang Sesuai dengan Undang-Undang No.18 Tahun 2008 Tentang Pengelolaan Sampah. Diponegoro Journal of Social and Political Science, 1–13.
Widyasari, N. L. (2021). Kajian Tanaman Hiperakumulator pada Teknik Remediasi Lahan Tercemar Logam Berat. Jurnal Ecocentrism, 1(1), 17–24. https://doi.org/10.36733/jeco.v1i1.1748
Zhang, B. Y., Zheng, J. S., & Sharp, R. G. (2010). Phytoremediation in Engineered Wetlands: Mechanisms and Applications. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 2, 1315–1325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proenv.2010.10.142
Author Biographies
Maria Ulfah, Universitas Persatuan Guru Republik Indonesia Semarang
Lilla Panca Faizsyahrani, Universitas Persatuan Guru Republik Indonesia Semarang
Sumarno, Universitas Persatuan Guru Republik Indonesia Semarang
Angelica Tricia Wijaya, Universitas Persatuan Guru Republik Indonesia Semarang
License
Copyright (c) 2025 Maria Ulfah, Lilla Panca Faizsyahrani, Sumarno, Angelica Tricia Wijaya

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Authors who publish with Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan IPA, agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY License). This license allows authors to use all articles, data sets, graphics, and appendices in data mining applications, search engines, web sites, blogs, and other platforms by providing an appropriate reference. The journal allows the author(s) to hold the copyright without restrictions and will retain publishing rights without restrictions.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan IPA.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).