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Completed on 2017
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Three filtration setups were fabricated using banana peels as primary filtering medium using polypropylene bottles as cases. Fruit peels of three (3) different banana species were considered in this study known for their local names in Eastern Samar, Philippines as “tu-onon, lakosta and pinakol”. Using the experimental research design, the Physical and chemical tests were done and it was found out from the study that the color turns milky after filtration, odor was still odorless, a 0 mg/Kg salinity, having alkali taste and turbidity of 24.5 to 25.5. It was found out that color and turbidity was affected the filtration process regardless of banana peel samples, whereas in chemical properties, pH and hardness are slightly affected. Further results revealed that heavy metal ions are taken out by the filtration setup, regardless of banana peel species as supported by the statement of Castro (2011). This results concludes that banana peels can be used as filtration medium in all filtration processes, furthermore, it is concluded that a similar study be conducted concerning on other banana species available in the market today and further study concerning on limiting the effect of banana peels filtration setup to the color of water samples, conduct a similar study to further back up or oppose the current study and add to the study the effect of banana peels filter against bacteria, and add banana peels as a component of modern filtration setups and perform a study on how to maximize the shelf life of banana peels while being used as a filtering medium.