Investigating the Efficacy of the Indigenous Water Purification Method Using African Spear Plant

Water supply and environmental engineering primary concern should be making potable water
available to the community at large. Among the many topics addressed in the discipline, water
purification method is of paramount issue to be addressed. Water purification can be undertaken
in more sophisticated method and traditional way.
An indigenous method used by Konso community to purify water using African spear plant was
investigated in this research. Lab scale study was conducted to assess the efficacy of African
spear plant to purify water in terms of water quality parameters such as PH, Turbidity and
Bacteria presence