Effectiveness of Moringa oleifera seed as coagulant for water purification

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-123

  Amagloh, Francis Kweku ^a   Benang, Amos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Alum; Moringa; Powder; Water

Indexed keywords

MORINGA; MORINGA OLEIFERA;

EID: 70349479156     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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