Microbial evaluation of silver coated/impregnated sand for purification of contaminated water

Silver coated sand has been used for the disinfection of contaminated water. Highly contaminated water has been passed through 1:1, 1:2 and 1:3 mixtures of silver treated and untreated sands of 10, 35 and 60 mesh sizes and bactericidal efficiency of each mixture has been evaluated. Data in this stud...

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Published in:	Environmental technology Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 151 - 157
Main Authors:	Mahmood, S. Naeem, Naeem, Sitwat, Basit, Najma, Usmani, Tanzil Haider
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Taylor & Francis Group 01-02-1993 Selper
Subjects:	Applied sciences bactericidal efficiency contaminated water Drinking water and swimming-pool water. Desalination Exact sciences and technology Pollution Silver coated sand water disinfection Water treatment and pollution Performance evaluation Drinking water treatment Silver Sand Disinfection Coliforms Modified material
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Summary:	Silver coated sand has been used for the disinfection of contaminated water. Highly contaminated water has been passed through 1:1, 1:2 and 1:3 mixtures of silver treated and untreated sands of 10, 35 and 60 mesh sizes and bactericidal efficiency of each mixture has been evaluated. Data in this study suggest that the sand mixtures of 35 mesh remove coliform and faecal coliform more effectively and may be used as a water disinfectant and the silver coated sand may also substitute silver impregnated activated carbon in water treatment equipment.
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ISSN:	0959-3330 1479-487X
DOI:	10.1080/09593339309385274