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Water Purification Now With Cactus
To prove this scientist Norma Alcantar investigated the prickly pear cactus, Opuntia ficus-indica.
They extracted the cactus's mucilage, which is a thick gum that the plant uses to store water. This gum was then diluted to the water which had high levels of either sediment or the bacterium Bacillus cereus.
Alcantar discovered that the mucilage acted as a flocculant. The agent had caused all the sediments to join together and settle at the bottom of the water. The gum also caused the sediments particles to settle down.
Alcantra, revealed that this process made the water 98% bacteria free. Alcantar said: "The cactus's prevalence, affordability and cultural acceptance make it an attractive natural material for water purification technologies."
This natural way of water purification, in the process also dissolves many nutrient values. A cactus posses almost all the nutrients which are present in leafy vegetables, like vitamins and minerals. The water purified with cactus extract gets enriched in potasium, magnesium, calcium, iron, and vitamins A and C.
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