Abstract:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-59395-5.00010-8. Cactus Mucilage as an Emergency Response Biomaterial to Provide Clean Drinking Water: The source of contaminants in drinking water can be associated with a range of chemical, biological, and geological materials released from natural and anthropogenic processes. Natural disasters can cause major damage to vulnerable water sources by releasing hazardous elements from local anthropogenic activities, toxic storage units, and other sources into the water bodies.