Turbidity and chlorine demand reduction using alum and moringa flocculation before household chlorination in developing countries

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-70

  Preston, Kelsey ^a   Lantagne, Daniele ^b   Kotlarz, Nadine ^a   Jellison, Kristen ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Drinking water; Flocculation; Household water treatment; Moringa oleifera; Safe water system

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; DRINKING WATER; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

CHLORINATION; CHLORINE; DEVELOPING WORLD; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DRINKING WATER; FLOCCULATION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; MORTALITY; SULFATE; TURBIDITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; FLOCCULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MORINGA; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION; TURBIDITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ALUM COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HALOGENATION; HUMANS; MORINGA; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; WATER; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

MORINGA; MORINGA OLEIFERA;

EID: 77949402041     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2009.210     Document Type: Article

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