Coagulation and disinfection in water treatment using Moringa

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management

Volumn 163, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 381-388

  Ahmed, T ^a   Kanwal, R ^a   Hassan, M ^b   Ayub, N ^a   Scholz, M ^c   Mcminn, W ^c  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environment; Research and development; Water supply

Indexed keywords

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS EXTRACTS; COAGULATION PROPERTIES; DRINKING WATER PURIFICATION; ENVIRONMENT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIA; LOW-COST TECHNOLOGY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORINGA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; PLANT EXTRACT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RISK OF CONTAMINATION; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WATER-BORNE PATHOGENS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIOLOGY; COAGULATION; DISEASE CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; POTABLE WATER; PULMONARY DISEASES; SEED; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; WATER SUPPLY;

CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIUM; COAGULATION; DISINFECTION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TECHNOLOGY; WATER TREATMENT;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MORINGA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77955621224     PISSN: 17417589     EISSN: 17517729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/wama.900080     Document Type: Article

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