A LOW COST WATER TREATMENT BY USING A NATURAL COAGULANT

S.V.Maruti Prasad, B.Srinivasa Rao

Abstract: Ground water is fresh water located in the core space of soil and rocks and water is essential for the survival of human beings. In addition to food, shelter and clothing, water is one of our basic human needs and lack of potable water is a major cause of death and disease in our world. Now a days due to rapid industrialization even in rural areas, water become contaminated. Presently there are no appropriate low cost methods available for removal of water contaminants from drinking water. There are a variety of purification methods of drinking water which are very costly and those methods cannot serve a common man effectively. The purpose of this study is to provide information on low cost household water treatment using seeds of the Drum stick tree. Present study deals with the suitability of coagulation-flocculation process using Moringa Oleifera seeds as natural coagulant for purification of water for drinking purpose. In present study various does of Moringa Oleifera seed powder like 50, 100 and 150 mg/litre were taken and checked for the efficiency dose for various water samples. After treatment of water samples with Morigna Oleifera seed powder were analyzed for the parameters like Turbidity and pH. There is an appreciable change in these parameters and the values are within the range of W.H.O. standards. Application of this low cost Moringa Oleifera seeds is recommended for eco-friendly, non-toxic, simplified water treatment where rural people living in extreme poverty are presently drinking highly turbid and contaminated water.

Keywords: Drumstick (Moringa Oleifera), Natural coagulant, water samples, absorbent, coagulant.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2013.0210036