Treatment of Contaminated Water Collected from River Getsi Using Enhanced Natural Coagulant Prepared from Chrysophyllum Albidium Seeds
by
Paul Ocheje Ameh
,
Joseph Ameh
,
Amina Bello Mahmoud
,
Adabiyya Rabiu Shuaib
,
Aroh Augustina Oyibo
,
Fadeyi Sulayman Olusola
,
Isaiah Blessing Imeh
,
Egbe Hope Thankgod
,
Ajagbonna Damilola Lilian
and
Bitrus Nehemiah










Abstract
The high cost of chemical coagulants for water treatment leads most people in rural communities to resort to readily available surface water, which is usually of low quality, exposing them to various waterborne diseases. It is in this light, that research was conducted to assess the effectiveness of a cheap enhanced natural coagulant prepared from Chrysophyllum albidium seeds for the treatment of contaminated water sampled from River Getsi, which serves as a source of potabl [...]