Screening of boron adsorption potential of various date seed preparation methods

• Main Authors: Ahmed, Moussa Mohamed, Jami, Mohammed Saedi, Salleh, Md Noor, Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering; TD201 Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/67393/1/67393_Screening%20of%20boron.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/67393/; http://www.iium.edu.my/icbioe/2018/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Recently boron has been classified as a pollutant of drinking water in many countries. Boron is harmful to many plants especially sensible plants and human health. Therefore, boron level needs to be decreased to 0.3 mg/l for drinking water and from 0.5 mg/l to 1 mg/l for irrigation water. In this...