Bactericidal Efficacy of Silver Impregnated Activated Carbon for Disinfection of Water

Bactericidal Efficacy of Silver Impregnated Carbon

Authors

  • Liaquat Sultana Food and Marine Resources Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi-75280, Pakistan
  • Ishratullah Siddiqui Centre for Environmental Studies, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi-75280, Pakistan
  • Farooq Ahmed Khan Centre for Environmental Studies, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi-75280, Pakistan
  • Tanzil Haider Usmani Centre for Environmental Studies, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi-75280, Pakistan

Keywords:

bactericidal efficacy, activated carbon, water disinfection, silver impregnation

Abstract

 

When highly contaminated water was passed through two types of silver coated activated carbon and their mixtures with sand, the former was found to be far better medium for disinfection of water, with bactericidal efficacy of about 2.5 times that of the latter.

 

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Published

2009-02-23

Issue

Vol. 52 No. 1 (2009): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Bactericidal Efficacy of Silver Impregnated Activated Carbon for Disinfection of Water: Bactericidal Efficacy of Silver Impregnated Carbon. (2009). Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 52(1), 47-52. https://www.v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/509

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