Overcoming the drawbacks of natural coagulants for drinking water treatment

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 87-93

  Ghebremichael, K ^a  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Ion exchange; Moringa oleifera; Natural coagulant; Organic and nutrient loads

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COAGULATION; ION EXCHANGE; WATER QUALITY;

MORINGA OLEIFERA; NATURAL COAGULANT; NUTRIENT LOADS;

WATER TREATMENT;

DRINKING WATER; PETROLEUM;

ADSORPTION; COAGULATION; ION EXCHANGE; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

COAGULATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; DICOTYLEDON; DRINKING WATER; ION EXCHANGE; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELUTION; ION EXCHANGE; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PH MEASUREMENT; PLANT SEED; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ANIMALIA; MORINGA OLEIFERA;

EID: 39149123814     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2007.144     Document Type: Article

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