Preliminary Studies on the Use of Sawdust and Peanut Shell Powder as Adsorbents for Phosphorus Removal from Water

Phosphorus is one of the key nutrients that contribute to eutrophication and excess algal growth in rivers and lakes and other surface water bodies. Such algal blooms affect the life of aquatic organisms, especially fishes, and block sunlight from reaching bottom dwelling plants thus inhibiting phot...

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Main Authors: Marian Asantewah Nkansah, Moses Donkoh, Osei Akoto, James Hawkins Ephraim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ital Publication 2019-02-01
Series:Emerging Science Journal
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Online Access:http://ijournalse.org/index.php/ESJ/article/view/125