Determination of ammonia content in various drinking water sources in Malappuram District, Kerala and its removal by adsorption using agricultural waste materials J. Joseph, A.K. Sajeesh, K. Nagashri, E.H. Edinsha Gladis, T.M. Sharmila, et al. Materials Today Proceedings, 2021 Sustainable measure to harmless drinking water attains a worldwide threat in the developing countries still consume water from untreated sources. Water sources were taken throughout the Malappuram Dist from open well, bore well, tube well, pond and river water samples. Nowadays, the chemical substance, ammonia is one of the important pollutants found in drinking water sources. The present study was also focused on the quantity of ammonia contamination in the various drinking water sources in Malappuram district, Kerala and also investigated the removal of ammonia from different samples through adsorption process with different charcoal materials. The experimental observations were indicated that the rate of ammonia adsorption on charcoal carbon increases with the increase of concentration in the solution. Among the studied charcoals, the rice husk charcoal imparted significant removal of ammonia as compared to others due to their surface chemical constituents (interacts with ammonia for effective removal).
