Abstract
The shortage of clean water is one of the major concerns affecting several regions worldwide. This coupled with the alarming rate of bacterial contamination caused by poor sanitation, agricultural runoffs and wastewater discharges has led to public health and economical concerns. Water containing pathogenic bacteria causes several diseases such as skin infections and diarrheal diseases (cholera, dysentery, typhoid fever, etc.) upon contact and ingestion. Conventional treatment methods including chlorination have been unsuccessful in the complete eradication of bacterial contaminants and further cause disinfection by-products that are carcinogenic in nature. This has urged researchers to device improved treatment methods such as membrane technology for the removal of bacterial contaminants in water whilst addressing the concerns that come with the use of conventional treatment methods...
M.Sc. (Chemistry)