title: Adsorption of the cyanobacterial hepatotoxin microcystin-LR by a low-cost activated carbon from the seed husks of the pan-tropical tree, Moringa oleifera.
abstract: A low-cost activated carbon from the pan-tropical multipurpose tree Moringa oleifera removes the cyanobacterial hepatotoxin microcystin-LR in quantitative amounts from water in batch adsorption trials. The potential of M. oleifera seed husk carbon for cyanobacterial toxin removal in drinking water treatment in tropical countries is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Warhurst
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Raggett
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: McConnachie
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Pollard
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chipofya
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Codd
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002606:Charcoal / Q000378:metabolism*; D000458:Cyanobacteria; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects; D008387:Marine Toxins; D052998:Microcystins; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000378:metabolism*; D012639:Seeds; D014197:Trees; D018508:Water Purification / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D008387:Marine Toxins; D052998:Microcystins; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; D002606:Charcoal; C057862:cyanoginosin LR