Natural Resources and Products

Research Journal of Recent Sciences __________________________________________________ ISSN 2277-2502 Vol. 1(3), 31-40, March (2012) Res.J.Recent Sci.

Use of Moringa Oleifera (Drumstick) seed as Natural Absorbent and an Antimicrobial agent for Ground water Treatment
Mangale Sapana M., Chonde Sonal G. and Raut P. D.
Department of Environmental Science, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, INDIA

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(Received 6th February 2012, revised 13th February 2012, accepted 15th February 2012)

Abstract
Ground water is fresh water located in the core space of soil and rocks. Wells and springs constitute groundwater supplies. Present study deals with the suitability of the coagulation-flocculation process using Moringa oleifera seeds as natural absorbent and environmentally friendly antimicrobial agent for purification of ground water for drinking purpose. In present study various doses of Moringa oleifera seed powder like 50, 100 and 150 mg/l were taken and checked for the efficiency dose on raw groundwater. After treatment of water samples with Moringa oleifera seed powder were analyzed for different parameter like pH, turbidity, TDS, TS, hardness, chlorides, alkalinity, acidity, MPN and SPC. All parameters were reduced with increased dose of Moringa oleifera seed powder except alkalinity and pH. Application of this low cost Moringa oleifera seeds is recommended for eco-friendly, nontoxic, simplified water treatment where rural and peri-urban people living in extreme poverty are presently drinking highly turbid and microbiologically contaminated water. Keywords: Moringa oleifera, ground water treatment, natural absorbent, antimicrobial activity.

Introduction
Presently there are no appropriate low-cost technologies available for removal of several commonly present groundwater contaminants. Fluoride is one such compound that is widely present in groundwater worldwide. Exposure to fluoride in drinking water has a number of adverse effects on human health

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