Determining the Effectiveness of Peanut Shell in Degrading Pollutants in Water

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Chapter I

The Problem and its Setting

Introduction

In recent years, increasing awareness of water pollution and its far reaching effects has prompted concerted efforts towards pollution abatement. There are so many pollutants (bacteria, heavy metals, chemical, etc.) found in water. If we do not find solutions to clean our water, our marine animals will die.

According to Prof. Mercedez Cabling of Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology that the condition of Nabao creek was in danger. So, we decide to have an experiment that can help in degrading pollutants in water but in a cheaper way, we will only use peanut shell. Peanut shell is one of the biggest food industry waste product, could be use to extract those pollutants in water. Peanut shell can absorb chemicals in water.

The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of peanut shell in degrading pollutants in water and with the help of charcoal filter. Though the industry uses many chemical processes to remove heavy metals for wastewater, most of them are highly expensive. This new method seems to be cheaper and eco-friendly.

Statement of the Problem

This study aimed to determine the potential of peanut shell as tools to degrade pollutants in water and to clean industrial-wastewater pollutants. Especially, it sought to answer the following questions:

1. What are the effects of the said experiment applied to the water as a treatment of filtering?

2. What are the limitations and the boundaries of the said experiment to avoid side effects and harming the environment?

3. Is there any significance among the treatment applied on clean other polluted creeks in the Philippines?

4. Hypothesis

Based on the foregoing experiments of the resea...

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...se more peanut shell and soaked the peanut shell in a short period of time.

Appendices

Nabao Creek

Get water from Nabao Creek

Peanut shell

60g peanut shell 40g peanut shell

20g peanut shell

Water with Peanut shell

After we filter with peanut shell

Charcoal

Filter the water with Charcoal Filter

Result of the Study

Bibliography

Bekman S.(2009)10 Water Purification: Physical Treatment: Activated Charcoal Filter;retrieve from http://stason.org/TULARC/sports/survival-water-treatment/10-Water-Purification-Physical-Treatment-Activated-Charcoa.html on September 25,2009

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