Evaluating the Effectiveness of Benguet Pine (Pinus kesiya) Xylem for Deep Well Water Filtration

• Main Authors: Hizon, Allen Conner C., Santos, Robert Zachary M, Lacson, Juan Jose B, Villarin, Jefferson Danilo G, Gumangan, Juan Carlo T.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2024
• Subjects: water filtration; xylem; Benguet pine; water quality; xylem filter; Bacteriology; Environmental Sciences; Microbiology; Plant Biology; Plant Sciences; Sustainability; Water Resource Management
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/sinaya/vol3/iss1/2; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/sinaya/article/1126/viewcontent/_Final_Proof__S_T_Manuscript_2.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

Even today, many rural and remote communities still do not have access to safe drinking water, which is a basic right of every human. To address this problem, the effectiveness of the Benguet pine tree (Pinus kesiya) xylem as a sustainable water filtration method for well water was investigated. The...