Abstract: A coagulant-flocculant mixture, a method of making such a coagulant-flocculant mixture, and a method of using such a coagulant-flocculant mixture for treating effluent containing particles within an aqueous medium to facilitate separating the particles and the aqueous medium, whereby the coagulant-flocculant mixture includes an amount of coagulant combined with an amount of flocculant.