Bioremediation of wastewater and municipal water treatment using latex exudate from Calotropis procera (Sodom apple)

Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1890-1904

  Okonko, I O ^a   Shittu, O B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

C. procera latex; Coagulation, reduction; Water treatment potential

Indexed keywords

CALOTROPIS; CALOTROPIS PROCERA; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; MORINGA OLEIFERA;

EID: 34548315761     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15794377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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