Table 1 Turbidity and pH of two water samples (Angereb and Shinta rivers) treated with Moringa oleifera and aluminum sulfate after 1 h settling time
From: Water purification and antibacterial efficacy of Moringa oleifera Lam
Treatments | Water source | Treatment (g/L) | pH | Turbidity (NTU) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean reduction ± SD | % reduction | Mean reduction (NTU) ± SD | % reduction | |||
Moringa oleifera seed powder | Angereb | Control | 6.70 ± 0.00 | 0 | 129.00 ± 0.00 | 0 |
0.016 | 6.43 ± 0.45 | 4.03 | 16.80 ± 0.10 | 86.98 | ||
0.032 | 6.60 ± 0.43 | 1.49 | 33.56 ± 1.00 | 73.98 | ||
0.048 | 6.53 ± 0.57 | 2.54 | 31.33 ± 0.47 | 75.71 | ||
0.064 | 6.70 ± 0.00 | 0 | 29.06 ± 0.56 | 77.47 | ||
0.08 | 6.90 ± 0.10 | -2.99 | 34.66 ± 2.38 | 73.13 | ||
Shinta | Control | 7.20 ± 0.00 | 0 | 208.30 ± 0.00 | 0 | |
0.016 | 7.30 ± 0.10 | 5 | 33.66 ± 0.80 | 83.84 | ||
0.032 | 6.86 ± 0.57 | 4.72 | 43.20 ± 1.24 | 79.26 | ||
0.048 | 7.03 ± 0.15 | 2.36 | 48.60 ± 0.43 | 76.67 | ||
0.064 | 6.90 ± 0.00 | 4.17 | 44.80 ± 0.88 | 78.49 | ||
0.08 | 7.23 ± 0.15 | -0.42 | 42.50 ± 0.84 | 79.60 | ||
Aluminum sulfate | Angereb | Control | 6.70 ± 0.00 | 0 | 129.00 ± 0.00 | 0 |
0.016 | 4.40 ± 0.20 | 34.33 | 2.10 ± 0.10 | 98.37 | ||
0.032 | 4.10 ± 0.10 | 38.81 | 2.50 ± 0.10 | 98.06 | ||
0.048 | 4.00 ± 0.20 | 40.30 | 2.66 ± 0.057 | 97.94 | ||
0.064 | 3.76 ± 0.05 | 43.88 | 3.60 ± 0.00 | 97.20 | ||
0.08 | 3.93 ± 0.05 | 41.34 | 2.90 ± 0.10 | 97.75 | ||
Shinta | Control | 7.20 ± 0.00 | 0 | 208.30 ± 0.00 | 0 | |
0.016 | 4.46 ± 0.05 | 38.06 | 1.86 ± 0.057 | 99.11 | ||
0.032 | 4.83 ± 0.05 | 32.92 | 2.20 ± 0.20 | 98.94 | ||
0.048 | 4.23 ± 0.25 | 41.25 | 2.36 ± 0.05 | 98.87 | ||
0.064 | 3.66 ± 0.15 | 49.17 | 2.26 ± 0.15 | 98.92 | ||
0.08 | 3.93 ± 0.15 | 45.42 | 2.86 ± 0.57 | 98.63 | ||