Analisis Pengaruh Buangan Organik Limbah Cair Rumah Sakit Umum Pancaran Kasih Manado Terhadap Lingkungan Perairan

Abstract

Masalah pencemaran bahan organik naik pesat sejak berkembangnya metode sintesis zat-zat organik dan dengan dipergunakannya berbagai zat organik untuk industri, obat-obatan, pertanian, makanan dan lain-lain. Penelitian bertujuan untuk menganalisis: (1) Buangan organik  limbah cair rumah sakit di lingkungan perairan. (2) Persepsi masyarakat tentang buangan organik limbah cair rumah sakit di lingkungan perairan. (3) Pengaruh keberadaan rumah sakit terhadap kondisi sosial ekonomi masyarakat sekitar. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa: (1) Buangan organik limbah cair Rumah Sakit Umum Pancaran Kasih Manado di lingkungan perairan mempunyai nilai kekeruhan yang masih rendah, sementara nilai BOD, COD, koliform, dan E. coli sudah masuk kategori sedang. Untuk itu disarankan supaya: Pengelolaan limbah cair rumah sakit perlu didukung oleh instansi terkait dengan sarana dan prasarana yang sesuai dengan kondisi rumah sakit, termasuk penegakan peraturan dan penyuluhan untuk meningkatkan kesadaran akan lingkungan yang bersih, aman, dan nyaman, dengan prinsip: “Lingkungan Rumah Sakit Tempat Penyembuhan Penyakit, bukan Tempat Penyebaran Penyakitâ€

The problem of pollution of organic matter has risen rapidly since the development of methods for synthesis of organic substances and by the use of various organic substances for industry, medicine, agriculture, food and others. The study aims to analyze: (1) Organic waste from hospital wastewater in aquatic environments. (2) Public perception of hospital liquid waste discharges in the aquatic environment. (3) The effect of the existence of the hospital on the socio-economic conditions of the surrounding community. Based on the results of the study it can be concluded that: (1) Organic wastewater from the Pancaran Kasih General Hospital Manado in the aquatic environment has a low turbidity value, while the BOD, COD, coliform, and E. coli values are in the medium category. For this reason, it is suggested that: Hospital wastewater management needs to be supported by agencies related to facilities and infrastructure that are in accordance with hospital conditions, including enforcement of regulations and counseling to increase awareness of a clean, safe and comfortable environment, with the principle: "Home Environment Pain, a place to heal disease, not a place for spreading disease