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Purifikasi Dan Uji Degradasi Bakteri Mikroplastik Dari Perairan Muara Sungai Musi, Sumatera Selatan

Maspari Journal Marine Science Research 2020 5 citations

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This Indonesian study purified and tested microplastic-degrading bacteria isolated from the Musi River estuary in South Sumatra. Researchers identified bacterial isolates with plastic degradation capacity and characterized their degradation abilities under controlled conditions.

Kepadatan limbah plastik menjadi suatu ancaman besar bagi lingkungan dan organisme perairan, pasalnya proses degradasi plastik menjadi mikroplastik membutuhkan waktu yang sangat lama. Salah satu upaya alternatif untuk mengurangi dampaknya dapat menggunakan bakteri. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifkasi jenis bakteri pendegradasi limbah mikroplastik dan menentukan kemampuan isolat bakteri dalam mendegradasi limbah mikroplastik. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan Juli – September 2019. Pengambilan sampel air menggunakan jaring micro nett berdiameter 90x15 cm dengan mesh size 300 ?m dan dilakukan pengukuran kualitas air, meliputi suhu, salinitas, DO, pH dan kecepatan arus. Identifikasi bakteri menggunakan uji biokimia otomatis (VITEK-2). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya tiga jenis bakteri yang berpotensi mendegradasi mikroplastik dari enam isolat yang berhasil dimurnikan yaitu Vibrio fluvialis, Serratia rubidaea, Serratia marcescens dan Psedomonas putida . Kata Kunci : Bakteri mikroplastik, degradasi, kualitas air, Muara Sungai Musi.

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