HYDROZEAMAYS: CORN COB FILTERS IN RAINWATER TREATMENT

Abstract

The scarcity of clean water is one of the main issues that today's society is dealing with. To address this, the researchers developed an alternative water filter that purifies rainwater using corn cobs, along with other components such as gravel, fine sand, geotextile cloth, and activated carbon. In addition, water samples were sent to lab testing to determine whether filtered rainwater might pass and be considered cleaner than non-filtered rainwater. The first lab test showed a pH level of 6.69 and a turbidity of 1.80 for the non-filtered rainwater. In the second lab test, the turbidity increased to 25.0 and the pH level decreased to 5.58 in the filtered rainwater. As a result, the researchers determined that the alternative water filter was not successful in achieving its intended purpose. Instead of improving water quality, the filter actually lowered the pH level and significantly increased turbidity, making the filtered rainwater less clean than the non-filtered rainwater.