Chitosan as a water clarifying agent

dc.contributor.author	Prabhu, P.V.
dc.contributor.author	Radhakrishnan, A.G.
dc.contributor.author	Iyer, T.S.G.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-08-24T08:31:11Z
dc.date.available	2013-08-24T08:31:11Z
dc.date.issued	1976
dc.identifier.citation	Fisheries Technology 1976: 13(1), 69-72	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/501
dc.description.abstract	chitosan may be used to reduce the bacterial load of water. Material prepared according to the method of Radhakrishnan & Prahu (Res. Ind., 16(4): 265(1971)) used in 1% solution in 1% acetic acid was added at 10 ppm level to contaminated water and allowed to stand for 45 min. Cultures of E. coli, Staphylococci and a mixture of the 2 were inoculated into ordinary and muddy water. Bacterial load was determined, and it is shown that chitosan has excellent qualities as a coagulant/water clarifying agent, especially for muddy waters or those contaminated with suspended matter or bacteria.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Society of Fisheries Technologists (India), Cochin	en_US
dc.subject	pollution control	en_US
dc.subject	bacteria	en_US
dc.subject	brackish	en_US
dc.subject	freshwater	en_US
dc.title	Chitosan as a water clarifying agent	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US