Abstract :
Pollution caused by the discharge of waste into the waters will have an
impact on water quality. Pollutants that can reduce water quality are heavy metal
cadmium. Cadmium heavy metal when it enters the human body can cause toxic
effects. The body needs an antidote to lower metal levels. Black onion (Allium
sativum L.) contains flavonoids which are used as chelating agents. This study aims
to determine the best concentration of ethanolic extract of black onion (Allium
sativum L.) which can reduce cadmium levels maximally. The ethanolic extract of
black onion lanang was made in five concentration series, namely 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0
,8, 1 ppm. Cadmium metal (Cd) of 20 ppm was treated with the addition of each
concentration series of black onion ethanol extract. The solution was separated
using chloroform. The aqueous phase which is the residual cadmium metal was
analyzed using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS) at a wavelength of
228.8. The results showed that the best concentration of 0.8 ppm black onion
ethanol extract could reduce cadmium metal (Cd) levels maximally with a
percentage decrease of 66,3906% with a coefficient of variation of 1.5873%.