The effects of the seed powder of moringa oleifera lam on the quality of wastewater used for vegetable farming in the Kumasi Metropolis

A thesis submitted to the Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science (Environmental Chemistry), 2009

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