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dc.contributor.authorYin, Chun Yang
dc.contributor.authorSuhaimi, Abdul Talib
dc.contributor.authorLim, Ying Pei
dc.contributor.authorMohd. Safirun Nizan, Ismail
dc.contributor.authorSiti Nor Aisah, Abd- Razak
dc.contributor.authorAhmad Mahyuddin, Mohd. Mohtar
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-04T04:52:52Z
dc.date.available2011-09-04T04:52:52Z
dc.date.issued2007-03
dc.identifier.citationThe Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, vol. 68(1), 2007, pages 61-64en_US
dc.identifier.issn0126-513X
dc.identifier.urihttp://myiem.org.my/content/iem_journal_2007-178.aspx
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.unimap.edu.my/123456789/13651
dc.descriptionLink to publisher's homepage at http://www.myiem.org.my/en_US
dc.description.abstractThe effectiveness of cactus opuntia, a natural macromolecular coagulant, for turbidity removal was studied via jar test. The jar test was conducted to remove turbidity from two aqueous solutions, namely, surface water and landfill leachate. The surface water studied were estuarine and river water. Initial turbidity values measured at 499 NTU and 547 NTU for estuarine and river water respectively were reduced by as much as 98% (estuarine) and 70% (river). Other parameters such as pH as well as alkalinity were also studied. High turbidity removal effectiveness shown in this bench-scale study indicates that cactus opuntia has the potential to be utilised for surface water treatment applications. Turbidity removal was less effective in the case of landfill leachate (31.6 - 41.9%) but the removal percentage was observed to increase in the presence of Mn2 + (bivalent cation).en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe Institution of Engineers, Malaysiaen_US
dc.subjectAlkalinityen_US
dc.subjectCactus opuntiaen_US
dc.subjectLandfill leachateen_US
dc.subjectpHen_US
dc.subjectSurface wateren_US
dc.subjectTurbidityen_US
dc.titleTurbidity removal from surface water and landfill leachate using cactus opuntiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.contributor.urlyinyang@salam.uitm.edu.myen_US


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