Application of phytodisinfectants in water purification in rural Cameroon

December 8, 2011 · 0 comments

African Journal of Microbiology Research Vol. 5(6) pp. 628-635, 18 March, 2011

Application of phytodisinfectants in water purification in rural Cameroon

K. A. Yongabi, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, South Australia.

Findings from a preliminary lab-scale study show strong potentials of phytodisinfectants as a low-cost, appropriate and ecological alternative technology in purifying water in rural Cameroon. A survey of plants used in water purification in Bamenda, Cameroon, indicated that there are many plants used in water treatment. A rapid screening on the coagulative and disinfection potential of four most frequently used plants was carried out on; Moringa oleifera, Jatropha curcas, calyx of Hibiscus sabdarifa, sclerotium of Pleurotus tuberregium against their crude methanol extracts, aluminum sulphate and sodium hypochlorite controls on turbid surface water samples.

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