The antifungal efficiency of Moringa oleifera seed extracts for tap water treatment
Water must be pure and free of any contaminants for human consumption. However, due to indiscriminate human activity, its quality has worsened, resulting in many illnesses that plague humanity, particularly in developing nations. Promising water treatment procedures are considerably more expensive,...
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| author | Habberrih, Salah Omar Abdulali Islam, Mir Sujaul Zaied, Khalid Che Ku Mohammad, Faizal Fadzil, Mat Yahaya |
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| description | Water must be pure and free of any contaminants for human consumption. However, due to indiscriminate human activity, its quality has worsened, resulting in many illnesses that plague humanity, particularly in developing nations. Promising water treatment procedures are considerably more expensive, and many of the disinfectants now in use are toxic, making the hunt for safer organic alternatives even more difficult. Moringa seeds have long been used to clean drinking water and minimize the health concerns associated with microorganisms in rural communities. Using central composite design (CCD) in response surface technique, the parameters identified as the essential components, dose, duration, and agitation, were chosen to assess their influence on eradicating the growth of fungal communities in the drinking water by response surface methodology (RSM). The CCD was done with two complete factorial combination components at five distinct levels. The typical two fungi widespread in the tap water samples have selected Aspergillus sp. (73%) and Rhodotorula mucilaginosa (63%). Fungal mycelia growth gradually decreased with increased concentration of Moringa oleifera seeds extract and chlorine on Rhodotorula mucilaginosa and Aspergillus sp. The modified determination coefficients (adj R2) for the CFU of Moringa seeds were also 0.8122 and 0.8405. This study aims to highlight the performance activity of Moringa seeds while treating tap water instead of using rapid usage of chlorine in the traditional method. This study found that Moringa oleifera extract seeds and chlorine have antifungal action against disinfectants at all concentrations. Using Moringa oleifera seeds extract and chlorine as a disinfectant on Rhodotorula mucilaginosa and Aspergillus spp. in treating tap water is a viable alternative. This method would significantly reduce the high costs and health concerns of current chemical water treatment methods. The method is traditional and simple to apply, making it suitable for rural regions. It also produces no non-treatable wastes because it is biological. |
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| spelling | ump-334422022-02-24T03:10:16Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/33442/ The antifungal efficiency of Moringa oleifera seed extracts for tap water treatment Habberrih, Salah Omar Abdulali Islam, Mir Sujaul Zaied, Khalid Che Ku Mohammad, Faizal Fadzil, Mat Yahaya TP Chemical technology Water must be pure and free of any contaminants for human consumption. However, due to indiscriminate human activity, its quality has worsened, resulting in many illnesses that plague humanity, particularly in developing nations. Promising water treatment procedures are considerably more expensive, and many of the disinfectants now in use are toxic, making the hunt for safer organic alternatives even more difficult. Moringa seeds have long been used to clean drinking water and minimize the health concerns associated with microorganisms in rural communities. Using central composite design (CCD) in response surface technique, the parameters identified as the essential components, dose, duration, and agitation, were chosen to assess their influence on eradicating the growth of fungal communities in the drinking water by response surface methodology (RSM). The CCD was done with two complete factorial combination components at five distinct levels. The typical two fungi widespread in the tap water samples have selected Aspergillus sp. (73%) and Rhodotorula mucilaginosa (63%). Fungal mycelia growth gradually decreased with increased concentration of Moringa oleifera seeds extract and chlorine on Rhodotorula mucilaginosa and Aspergillus sp. The modified determination coefficients (adj R2) for the CFU of Moringa seeds were also 0.8122 and 0.8405. This study aims to highlight the performance activity of Moringa seeds while treating tap water instead of using rapid usage of chlorine in the traditional method. This study found that Moringa oleifera extract seeds and chlorine have antifungal action against disinfectants at all concentrations. Using Moringa oleifera seeds extract and chlorine as a disinfectant on Rhodotorula mucilaginosa and Aspergillus spp. in treating tap water is a viable alternative. This method would significantly reduce the high costs and health concerns of current chemical water treatment methods. The method is traditional and simple to apply, making it suitable for rural regions. It also produces no non-treatable wastes because it is biological. School of Renewable Energy, Maejo University 2021 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/33442/1/The%20antifungal%20efficiency%20of%20Moringa%20oleifera%20seed%20extracts%20for%20tap%20water.pdf Habberrih, Salah Omar Abdulali and Islam, Mir Sujaul and Zaied, Khalid and Che Ku Mohammad, Faizal and Fadzil, Mat Yahaya (2021) The antifungal efficiency of Moringa oleifera seed extracts for tap water treatment. Maejo International Journal of Energy and Environmental Communication, 3 (2). pp. 45-54. ISSN 2673-0537. (Published) https://ph02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/MIJEEC/article/view/246068 |
| spellingShingle | TP Chemical technology Habberrih, Salah Omar Abdulali Islam, Mir Sujaul Zaied, Khalid Che Ku Mohammad, Faizal Fadzil, Mat Yahaya The antifungal efficiency of Moringa oleifera seed extracts for tap water treatment |
| title | The antifungal efficiency of Moringa oleifera seed extracts for tap water treatment |
| title_full | The antifungal efficiency of Moringa oleifera seed extracts for tap water treatment |
| title_fullStr | The antifungal efficiency of Moringa oleifera seed extracts for tap water treatment |
| title_full_unstemmed | The antifungal efficiency of Moringa oleifera seed extracts for tap water treatment |
| title_short | The antifungal efficiency of Moringa oleifera seed extracts for tap water treatment |
| title_sort | antifungal efficiency of moringa oleifera seed extracts for tap water treatment |
| topic | TP Chemical technology |
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