International Science Community Association Research Journal of Recent Sciences 2277 - 2502 1 3 2012 March 2 Use of Moringa Oleifera (Drumstick) seed as Natural Absorbent and an Antimicrobial agent for Ground water Treatment 31 40 EN Chauhan RekhaRani 1 Department of Botany, KGK PG College, Moradabad-244001, UP, INDIA Chaudhary Reema 2 Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Hindu College Moradabad-244001, UP, INDIA Singh Alka 3 Singh P.K. 4 Srivastava RajeshKumar 1 Physics Department, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, INDIA Narayan Vijay 2 Kumar Amarendra 3 Prasad Onkar 4 Sinha Leena 5 Bayani A.S. 1 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, MS, INDIA Trivedi J.N. 2 Division of Environment and Toxicology, Dept. of Zoology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, INDIA Sharma R.L. 1 Hi-tech laboratory of Molecular developmental Biology, Department of Zoology, M.D.S. University, Ajmer, Rajasthan, INDIA Sharma K.K. 2 Sharma N. 3 MangaleSapana M. 1 Department of Environmental Science, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, INDIA Chonde SonalG. 2 Raut P.D. 3 > Research Paper 2012 2 6 2012 March 2 Ground water is fresh water located in the core space of soil and rocks. Wells and springs constitute groundwater supplies. Present study deals with the suitability of the coagulation-flocculation process using Moringa oleifera seeds as natural absorbent and environmentally friendly antimicrobial agent for purification of ground water for drinking purpose. In present study various doses of Moringa oleifera seed powder like 50, 100 and 150 mg/l were taken and checked for the efficiency dose on raw groundwater. After treatment of water samples with Moringa oleifera seed powder were analyzed for different parameter like pH, turbidity, TDS, TS, hardness, chlorides, alkalinity, acidity, MPN and SPC. All parameters were reduced with increased dose of Moringa oleifera seed powder except alkalinity and pH. Application of this low cost Moringa oleifera seeds is recommended for eco-friendly, nontoxic, simplified water treatment where rural and peri-urban people living in extreme poverty are presently drinking highly turbid and microbiologically contaminated water. Copyright@ International Science Community Association