[Unpad.ac.id, 21/10/2016] With the theme of the optimization of ground water in the field of animal husbandry, students of Faculty of Animal Husbandry Universitas Padjadjaran were chosen to be participants in the 43rd International Association of Hydrogeologists in Montpellier, France, 25 to 29 September 2016. In the event, Hafidzul presented his research poster of his research findings entitled ” Eco-Cattle system for Groundwater Conservation in Jatinangor, West Java, Indonesia. ”
“How we streamline water for all purposes on the farm,” said the man who is familiarly called Zul interviewed in PR Unpad Room, Rectorate Building Jatinangor, Thursday (20/10).
Zul then created a concept to save water at the farm, through wastewater filtration technology using nanofilter and rainwater. By doing filtration, wastewater can be reused for the purposes of cleaning the cage.
“For drinking usage, we still need more research,” said the student of Animal Husbandry Unpad class of 2012.
In his research, Zul emphasized on how to streamline the cleaning water for dairy cattle enclosure. Zul admitted that a dairy farm required clean pens and good sanitation to achieve optimal production. But according to him, many farms are still wasteful use of water. Livestock wastewater was thrown away and without being processed.
“Waste is directly discharged, and can pollute the environment around. It can contaminate ground water as well, “said Zul.
In conducting this research, Zul conducted a deeper study in two dairy farms around Jatinangor. Zul considered the dairy farms to still has a problem in waste disposal.
Besides being able to filter out manure, filtration is determined to kill bacteria resulting in safe to reuse of wastewater. It can also cut back the use of ground water by 70%. The dirt is filtered out can be exploited further as fertilizer and biogas.
“The point is how to save ground water extraction and how to reduce the impact of environmental pollution if (wastewater) discharged directly,” said Zul.
In addition to Zul, two alumni of the Faculty of Engineering Geology Unpad were also participating in the event. Rifky Meisa and Fikri Noor Azy presented two research themes entitled “Infiltration Trench – As a model for hydrogeological Artificial Recharge at Bandung City, West Java, Indonesia” and “Groundwater Evolution and Flow Pattern Determination using Hydrogeochemical and Stable Isotopic Data of The Volcanic and Lacustrin Deposit Groundwater Basin in Bandung- Soreang, West Java, Indonesia. ”
In the future, Zul hoped to apply his research results. Zul wanted to create a “smart” environmentally friendly in a farm. In addition, he also hoped that more Unpad students conducting research could presented the result in the international arena.
“Because there are many lessons we could take in seeing the culture of others, as well as how the writing or the way of making international journals. The most important is the experience, because the most valuable teachers the experience,” said Zul. *
Reported by Artanti Hendriyana / eh
