Low technology water purification by bentonite clay and Moringa oleifera seed flocculation as performed in sudanese villages: effects on Schistosoma mansoni cercariae

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  • Annette Olsen

Schistosoma mansoni cercariae were removed from clear and turbid water by flocculation with Sudanese bentonite clays, with Moringa oleifera seeds as well as with pure bentonite. The flocculation technique employed corresponds to that used to clarify Nile water in Sudanese villages. Moringa seeds, pure bentonite and one type of bentonite clay were able to reduce the number of cercariae by more than 90%.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftWater Research
Vol/bind21
Udgave nummer5
Sider (fra-til)517-522
Antal sider6
ISSN0043-1354
DOI
StatusUdgivet - maj 1987
Eksternt udgivetJa

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