Coagulation and Antimicrobial Efficiency of <i>Moringa Olifera</i> in the Treatment of Nigeria Bottling Company’s Waste Water, Irete, Imo State, Nigeria

Ruth Chituru Opurum; Afamefune Lawrence Okojie; Philip Ifeanyi Okaeme

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Coagulation and Antimicrobial Efficiency of Moringa Olifera in the Treatment of Nigeria Bottling Company’s Waste Water, Irete, Imo State, Nigeria

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Authors

[1]

Ruth Chituru Opurum, National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research, Owerri Zonal Station, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria.

[2]

Afamefune Lawrence Okojie, National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research, Owerri Zonal Station, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria.

[3]

Philip Ifeanyi Okaeme, National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research, Owerri Zonal Station, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria.

Abstract

The effectiveness of Moringa oleifera as coagulant for treating waste water was carried out by conducting the microbial load, biological and morphological characteristic of the colony were analyzed. The total bacterial count, coliform count and fungi count of raw water was 3.6×10⁵cfu/ml, 2.9×10⁴cfu/ml and 2.0×10⁴cfu/ml respectively. The total bacterial count of the waste water treated with Moringa oleifera ranged from (7.2×10⁵cfu/ml - 4.2×10⁶cfu/ml); the total coliform count of the waste water ranged from (0.3×10⁴cfu/ml - 1.6×10⁵cfu/ml) while the total fungi count ranged from (1.0×10²cfu/ml - 1.6×10⁴cfu/ml). There was a significant difference (P<0.05) in the total bacterial count of the waste water treated with Moringa oleifera when compared to the raw water. There was no significant difference (P<0.05) in the total coliform and fungi counts of the Moringa olefera treated water and the raw water, however significant decrease of total fungi was recorded. From the above results it can be concluded that Moringa oleifara can serve as a good coagulant and an antimicrobial agent against fungi in the treatment of industrial (Nigeria Bottling Company Irete, Imo State, Nigeria) waste water.

Keywords

Moringa Olifera, Total Bacterial Count, Total Coliform Count, Total Fungi Count

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