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Odour testing using moringa carbon
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posted on 2018-02-12, 15:10 authored by Victor Chipofya, G. McConnachie, A.M. Warhurst, E. Patey, H. RidgeonProvision of safe and potable drinking water to urban communities is a challenge to professionals in many low
and middle income countries (WEDC, 1996). The situation is aggravated in those under-developed countries where agriculture is the mainstay of the economy. Fertilisers are extensively used in these countries and this leads to increased run-off of nutrients into surface water sources, with the negative consequence of prolific algal growths in the receiving waters. In Malawi, surface
waters are the main source of drinking water, with only a small percentage of the supply being drawn from groundwater supplies. These surface waters are invariably infested with algae. This paper assesses the degree of odour removal at a conventional water treatment plant (Lilongwe Water Works, Malawi) and a direct filtration plant (Blantyre water works, Malawi). The effect of ageing in a rapid gravity sand filter was also investigated to assess its effectiveness in odour removal as the filter-run progressed.
Funding
This research was funded by the Overseas Development Administration of the United Kingdom.
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- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
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- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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CHIPOFYA, V. ... et al, 1997. Odour testing using moringa carbon. IN: Pickford, J. et al. (eds). Water and sanitation for all - Partnerships and innovations: Proceedings of the 23rd WEDC International Conference, Durban, South Africa, 1-5 September 1997, pp.150-152.Publisher
© WEDC, Loughborough UniversityVersion
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1997Notes
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WEDC_ID:13523Language
- en
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