TY  - JOUR
T1  - An Investigation into Settling Pattern of Suspended Solid Matter in Fresh Water a Case Study of Ureje Rivers, Ado-Ekiti
AU - , Folorunso Olatunji Peter 
JO  - Research Journal of Applied Sciences
VL  - 2
IS  - 7
SP  - 788
EP  - 793
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-932x
DO  - rjasci.2007.788.793
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjasci.2007.788.793
KW  - Investigation
KW  -setting pattern
KW  -solid matter
KW  -fresh water
KW  -Ado-Ekiti
AB  - In order to investigate the settling pattern of particles in suspension, series of experiment were conducted on surface water samples from Ureje river in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. Flocculent particles were observed to be present in quiescent settling column from the concentration dept time. Mixing effect was significant, resulting in about 10% removal while the specific mixing times effect selected for evaluation under a constant dosage showed 80% removals. This shows that alum dosage selected for evaluation will cause 80% removal. However, when operating near the optimum of the mixing time or alum dosage, the influence of these parameters is less significant. The results also suggest the presence of a fraction of suspended matter in surface water which is not readily removable by gravity settling.
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