WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

Zohor Abd-Alwahab Elamien* and Bashir Ali Awad Elgeed

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of moringa seed powder in treating industrial wastewater (sugar industry). During the season (2017), water samples were taken from the waste water collection site of the White Nile Sugar Factory, in 500 ml plastic bottles and kept in ice at 4°C until the analyzes were carried out. The concentrations of physicochemical factors (pH, turbidity, electrical conductivity, total dissolved salts, total suspended salts, Biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, nitrates, nitrites, phosphorous, chloride, cadmium, lead and zinc) were determined for the water samples before and after treating with moringa seed powder. To achieve a study of the effect of moringa seed powder on water samples, various doses were added (50, 100, 200, 400 mg / liter). The results showed that there is a decrease in the concentration of each of pH )5.58 to4.60( turbidity )7.65 to 2.55), electrical conductivity (0.131 to 0.121), total dissolved salts, (84.28 to 77.46),suspended total salts( 0.92 to 0.17(, Biological oxygen demand )2.64 to1.58) and chemical oxygen demand )4.23to 2.69( directly proportional to the increase in the dose. As well as the rest of the factors, they showed a decrease in the concentration by increasing the dose, except for nitrates and nitrites. The study concluded that moringa seed powder is considered one of the economic materials for treating liquid wastes resulting from industrial activities. The study recommends the use of these natural materials that are not harmful to the environment to reduce the chemical environmental impacts resulting from industries and other human activities, and to conduct more studies in this field.