Effectiveness of nano composite and ceramic in treatment of drinking water

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1 Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Egypt.

2 Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Egypt.

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Ground water contains some dissolved heavy metals and other elements which are so dangerous matter that all must face and find solutions for it. This study aims to use safe methods for water treatment using nano composite and ceramic particles.TDS (Total Dissolved Salts) with nano composite decreased from (740 to 654) mg/L while with ceramic it decreased from (740 to 538) mg/L. Conductivity decreased from (1195 to 1080) μS/cm in presence of nano composite while with ceramic it was reduced from (1195 to 893) μS/cm. Fe with nano composite reduced from (0.41 to 0.23) mg/L while with ceramic it reduced from (0.41 to 0.11) mg/L and Mn decreased from (1.2 to 0.6) mg/L with nano composite while with ceramic it decreased from (1.2 to 0.12) mg/L. Total hardness with nano composite decreased from (400 to 330) mg/L while with ceramic it decreased from (400 to 250) mg/L. Sulfate increased from (82 to 104) mg/L with nano composite while with ceramic it increased from (82 to 120) mg/L. Phosphate reduced from (0.45 to 0.34) mg/L with nano composite while with ceramic it reduced from (0.45 to 0.15) mg/L. Ammonia with nano composite decreased from (0.8 to 0.5) mg/L while with ceramic it decreased from (0.8 to 0.55) mg/L. Ground water is contaminated with pathogenic bacteria and coliforms. The bacteriological results showed that all the treated sample had no pathogenic bacteria (Vibrio cholera, Klebsiella pneumonia, Aeromonas sobria, Aeromonas hydrophila, Aeromonas caviae).

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