Antibacterial Efficacy of Moringa oleifera Seeds for Water Purification

• Autorzy: Kacem Nadia Sandra , Derdour Rahma , Djekoun Abdelhamid

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12911/22998993/192713

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study investigated the antibacterial efficacy of Moringa oleifera (M.oleifera) seeds as a natural coagulant for water purification, addressing the critical need for clean water due to its significant impact on human health and disease prevalence linked to contaminated water. The research was carried out to observe the effect of M. oleifera on the microbial load of Raw Water (RW) and treated water (TW) sourced from the Ibn Ziad wastewater treatment facility in Constantine. Results of bacteriological analyses show that the raw water is heavily polluted with high levels of the targeted bacteria: 4.4 × 10⁹ CFU/ml in total germs, 2.4 × 10⁴ CFU/100 ml in total coliforms and total streptococci, and 1.1 × 10⁴ CFU/100ml in fecal coliforms, Escherichia coli, and fecal streptococci, with no decrease observed for sulfite-reducing clostridia. However, the water treated with M. oleifera, at a dose of 20 g·L^-1, demonstrates a significant reduction of 99% in total germs, 96% in total coliforms, and 98% in fecal coliforms, with a complete absence of Escherichia coli, streptococci, as well as a complete elimination of total sulfite-reducing clostridia, which falls with the standard guidelines for using this water in irrigation. The obtained results confirmed that M. oleifera seeds positively impact the reduction of pathogenic microorganisms found in wastewater.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

antibacterial activity; microbes; Moringa oleifera; seeds; water purification

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 25, nr 11
• Strony: 134--142
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 36 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Kacem Nadia Sandra

• Genetic, Biochemistry and Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine 1 Frères Mentouri University, Route Ain El Bey, Constantine 25000, Algeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4858-4776

autor

Derdour Rahma

• Genetic, Biochemistry and Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine 1 Frères Mentouri University, Route Ain El Bey, Constantine 25000, Algeria

autor

Djekoun Abdelhamid

• Genetic, Biochemistry and Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine 1 Frères Mentouri University, Route Ain El Bey, Constantine 25000, Algeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5913-0801

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