A preliminary evaluation of turbidity removal by natural coagulants indigenous to Venezuela

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 391-395

  Diaz, A ^a   Rincon, N ^a   Escorihuela, A ^a   Fernandez, N ^a   Chacin, E ^a   Forster, C F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cactus latifaria; Natural coagulants; Prosopis juliflora; Turbidity removal

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; PLANT SEED; PRECIPITATION; TURBIDITY; VENEZUELA; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0033229724     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(99)00085-0     Document Type: Article

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