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%.

Original languageEnglish
JournalWater Research
Volume21
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)517-522
Number of pages6
ISSN0043-1354
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 1987
Externally publishedYes

    Research areas

  • bentonite, bentonite clay, flocculation, Moringa oleifera seeds, Schistosoma mansoni cercariae, water purification

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