Disinfection of Drinking Water from Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Using Silver Nanoparticles

Abstract:

Due to the lack of raining levels, accretion population growth and increasing pollution in the water resources, the world nowadays is facing a real challenge of providing enough drinking water supplies. Many common species of bacteria could be founded in the water resources like Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This paper is an attempt to find an effective agent to eliminate these bacteria. silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been tested against these bacteria. Sliver nanoparticles were synthesized by wet chemistry method and were dispersed in an aqueous suspension and prepared in different concentrations. Also, some common antibiotics have been tested against the selected bacteria including; gentamycin (GN), cephalexin (KF), erythromycin (E), ampicillin (AM) and amoxicillin (AMX). The results confirmed that silver nanoparticles had a good antibacterial effect against the selected bacteria in comparison with the tested antibiotics.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1002)
• Pages: 478-488
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1002.478
• Online since: July 2020
• Authors: Raid Salih Jawad, Alaa Hussein Younus*, Hussein Hafidh Abbas, Ahmed Shihab, Aya R. Jawad, Nooruldeen Al Muski
• Keywords: Antibacterial, Antibiotics, Disinfection, Silver Nanoparticles, Water

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