IDENTIFIKASI PARAMETER FISIK-KIMIA DAN TIMBULAN MIKROPLASTIK PADA AIR BUANGAN (GREYWATER) DARI PENGGUNAAN PERSONAL CARE AND COSMETIC PRODUCTS (PCCPS) UNTUK PERAWATAN RAMBUT BERUPA SAMPO

• Main Author: Yasmin Widyadharini, Nadia
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Teknik saniter dan perkotaan; teknik perlindungan lingkungan
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/77964
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Personal Care and Cosmetic Products (PCCPs) have been extensively used worldwide in significant quantities. This leads to the continuous release of specific contaminants that are not visibly noticeable into the environment. PCCPs often contain bioactive substances, are persistent in the environment, and can undergo biological accumulation, thereby potentially impacting organisms in the environment. On the other hand, microbeads, which are components of Personal Care and Cosmetic Products (PCCPs), have been identified as a major source of significant microplastic pollution in the environment. In the case of hair care products such as shampoos in Bandung, dimethicone and carbomer have been found to be common constituents. Consequently, this study is focused on analyzing the physicochemical characteristics of wastewater from shampoos and identifying the occurrence of microplastics using the Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Wastewater by Baird et al. (2017), along with visual observations using a CX-22 microscope. The investigated shampoo products are those widely used by the public and are based on a survey conducted by Frontier Research (2020). Based on this research, the average pH, total COD, soluble COD, TSS, TDS, NTK, and total P values for the three shampoo samples were 7.47, 432.97 mg/L, 414.08 mg/L, 0 mg/L, 407.78 mg/L, 3.28 mg/L, and 1.25 mg/L, respectively. Meanwhile, the microplastic occurrence in shampoos A, B, and C were found to be 192 ± 31 particles/L, 196 ± 27 particles/L, and 2070 ± 126 particles/L, respectively. To estimate the annual microplastic release in Bandung due to shampoo usage, a prediction was made resulting in a calculation of 0.5015 trillion particles/year. Such substantial microplastic emissions necessitate specialized treatment in future domestic wastewater processing.