Judul: Biodegradasi dispersan tumpahan minyak dengan metode DOC Die-Away dan metode botol tertutup
Abstrak: Oil spill dispersant (OSD) is a mixture of surfactant and solvent designed to break the oil layer into small granules to facilitate its dispersion in natural water. In general, OSD is toxic and naturally non-degradable because it contained aromatic compounds. There are 4 criteria of OSD which should be fulfilled, low toxic toward mammals and water environment, biodegradable, and bioaccumulation. Biodegradability is an important requirement for OSD. Analysis of OSD biodegradation was carried out using DOC die-away and closed bottle method as a reference. The selection of this method was based on the aim for covering the lack of closed bottle method that had high failure factor because of zero dissolved oxygen (DO). Meanwhile, DO in DOC die-away method can be kept by aeration during incubation time. In this work, the degradation percentages of OSD using DOC die-away method were 82.10, 72.00, and 81.38% for 10, 20, and 30 ppm, respectively, over a 28-day period, whereas using closed bottle method were 83.13 and 80.52% for 1 and 2 ppm, respectively. This comparison showed that OSD is easier decomposed by DOC die-away method.
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Judul: Perbandingan Prosedur Operasional Standar Biodegradasi Bahan Metode DOC die-away dengan Metode Botol Tertutup
Abstrak: Tests for biodegradation of chemicals by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) are divided into two types, which are ready and inherent biodegradations. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) die-away and the closed bottle are the method in ready biodegradation test. Results from material decomposition by microorganisms in waters can be seen in the concentration of dissolved organic carbon (DOC method of die-away) and dissolved oxygen consumption (closed bottle method) by microorganisms. Analysis on number of colony is performed to determine the existence of microorganisme. In this research, microorganisms analysis was conducted by cup count method. Number of colonies grown on the agar media counted with naked eye and the result was 2.13 × 104 colonies/mL for DOC mud and 2.3 × 106 colonies/mL for the covered bottle mud. Degradation percentage of DOC die-away methods which measures the ratio between DOC concentrations at the appointed time with the initial concentration of DOC obtained better results than the closed bottle method is the ratio between BOD value divided by ThOD (theoretical oxygen demand) or COD. Sodium benzoate as a control showeed ThOD about 1.66 mg O2/mg materials meanwhile the test materials had COD value of 1.83 mg O2/mg materials.
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Judul: Leukemia pada kucing
Abstrak: Leukemia pada kucing adalah suatu penyakit yang sangat patogen, disebabkan oleh sejenis virus. Virus ini dikenal sebagai Feline Leukemia Virus atau FeLV. FeLV ini oleh beberapa ahli dikatakan hanya bersifat ganas pada hewan kucing. Penularannya bisa secara horizontal maupun congenital. Kucing pada semua tingkat umur dapat terserang oleh FeLV ini. Khusus pada bentuk "thymic leukemia", virus ini hanya menyerang anak-anak kucing berumur diba- wah 1 tahun. Kucing-kucing liar atau yang tidak terpeli- hara jarang sekali terinfeksi FeLV. Selain dari serangan virus FeLV itu sendiri, maka penyakit leukemia ini bisa disebabkan oleh beberapa fak- tor yang sudah ada dalam tubuh hewan dan sangat menunjang perkembangan penyakit ini, yaitu antara lain tumor, agen toksik, cedera oleh kecelakaan dan gangguan hemopoiesis. FeLV menyerang sel-sel darah dalam tubuh hewan se- hingga pembentukan darah berjalan tidak normal. Terlihat sel-sel darah yang belum dewasa sudah beredar dalam sir- kulasi darah. Bentuk dan jumlahnya tidak lagi seimbang dalam tubuh hewan kucing tersebut. Gejala klinis antara lain kekurusan, ikterus, anemia, lemah, anoreksia, dyspnoe, sulit menelan, batuk, dan membran mukosa pucat. Selain itu kelenjar pertahanan tubuh juga membengkak, kemudian terjadi hepatomegali, spleenomegali dan pembengkakan pada ginjal. Terbentuk massa tumor pada beberapa tempat. Secara biopsy pada sumsum tulang akan terlihat be- berapa perubahan. Sumsum tulang berwarna merah tua atau abu-abu. Konsistensinya lunak dan terdapat banyak sekali memproduksi sel darah putih. Melalui gambaran darah leukemia ini lebih mudah didiagnosa. Jumlah retikulosit rendah sekali. PCV 8-15%, hemoglobin menurun, sel darah putih (WBC) meningkat, lim- fosit meningkat, Alfaglobulin juga ada peningkatan, dan banyak eosinofil yang belum dewasa beredar dalam darah…dst
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