Judul: Pemanfaatan Kiambang (Salvinia molesta) dalam Mereduksi Bahan Pencemar pada Limbah Cair Tapioka.
Abstrak: Tapioca wastewater may cause unbalance aquatic ecosystem. It contains cyanide, high organic matter, and acid water. Free floating aquatic plants such as kiambang (Salvinia molesta) can be applied as biological treatment for tapioka wastewater. Kiambang can utilize organic matter from water and from sediment. Therefore, water height could affect utilization of organic matter by kiambang. This research aimed to study the utilization of kiambang to reduce contaminant material in tapioca wastewater with different water height. Result showed that treatment with 10 cm water height decreased cyanide concentration and organic matter more than 20 cm. Wastewater treatment of 10 cm without aquatic plants decreased cyanide and organic matter the most, i.e 70% and 50%, respectively. This was because oxygen diffusion from atmosphere into water was blocked by the plant, causing organic material reduction was blocked as well. Aquatic plants acclimatization in wastewater should be done in a particular time span, so that aquatic plants ability to reduce cyanide and organic matter could be more visible.
Keyword: water height, tapioca wastewater, Salvinia molesta, kiambang

Judul: Phytoremediasi Greywater dengan Tanaman Kayu Apu (Pistia stratiotes) dan Tanaman Kiambang (Salvinia molesta) serta Pemanfaatannya untuk Tanaman Selada
Abstrak: Waste are residue from certain efforts of human activities in solid, liquid or gas form and have less economical value. Liquid waste often dispose to sewage water so it could decrease water quality. Domestic waste known as prominant contaminant of water environments. Usage water for domestic requirement is much higher than industrial where organic contents in domestic waste is basicly “biodegradable”. Domestic wastewater is devided into blackwater and greywater. Blackwater is waste from toilets, faecal matter including industrial product, whereas greywater is none industrial wastewater generated from domestic processes such as bathing, dishing and kitchen washing. These research particularly focuse on greywater (bath waste) because it much easy to treat and recycle than blackwater, due to lower levels of contaminant. The aim of the research were to find out the most effective treatment using phytoremediation approach with Pistia and Salvinia and to study the influence of treatment on lettuce growth. The research consists of initial the research and main research. The initial research begin with determined waste concentration and biomass water plant used, while main managed greywater with circulation system using remediation vessel and water plant as phytoremediator. These research were designed according to Complete Randomized Factorial Experimental Design (SK = 95%) with two factors including remediation vessel (B1 and B2) and water plant (Control, Pistia and Salvinia), which every treatment were repeated for three times. The research result showed chemical characteristic that is Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) were exceed standard quality of level waste. COD level significantly decrease (P<0,05) at 0 and 1 weeks after planting tend (WAP) by water plant treatment, while COD level at 3 WAP significantly decrease by remediation vessel. Phosphorus level significantly decrease at 0, 2 and 3 WAP by remediation vessel, while nitrate level significantly decrease at 1 WAP by water plant treatment, remediation vessel and both of combination. Pistia treatment more effective than Salvinia to recycling water quality. Phosphorous and nitrate level content in effluent 1 were low than nutrient requirement for normal lettuce growth on hydroponic system. Deficiency element nutrient for lettuce make it low weight of harvested and has caused died level of lettuce at the research were approximately 32%.
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Judul: Infeksi Virus Parainfluenza Pada Anjing
Abstrak: Virus parainfluenza anjing termasuk famili Paramyxoviridae, berbentuk pleomorf dengan ukuran bervariasi (bergaris tengah antara 100-500 nm), berpembungkus peka ether, berisi genom RNA dan secara serologis mempunyai kesamaan dengan virus SV-5 kera; dikenak sebagai salah satu kausa penting dari sindrom "kennel cough". Infeksinya dapat mengenai anjing semua umur yang belum pernah terinfeksi atau mendapatkan vaksinasi mengakibatkan gejala klinis ringan yang terbatas pada traktus respirasi atu infeksi yang secara klinis tidak memperlihatkan gejala nyata. Gejala klinis yang nampak setelah masa inkubasi (1-5 hari) terlewati berupa batuk yang tidak berat selama beberapa hari, berbagai tingkat tonsilitis dan pharyngitis dan kadang-kadang ditemukan kenaikan temperatur rektal antara 1-2 derajat C dari temperatur normal rat-rata. Anjing terinfeksi mengandung virus pada traktus respirasi bagian atas dan bawah serta limfonoduli sampai hari ke 9 setelah infeksi. Penyebaran virus antar anjing terjadi secara aerogen.
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