The applicability of the WHO drinking water guidelines to an arid region

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 263-276

  Zubari, Waleed K ^a   Madani, Ismail M ^a   Al Junaid, Sabah S ^a   Al Noaimi, Mubarak A ^b  

^a ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

^b Ministry of Works and Agriculture   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

arid region; Bahrain; drinking water standards; groundwater quality

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER;

ARTICLE; BAHRAIN; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAUDI ARABIA; STANDARDIZATION; WATER QUALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARID REGION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; QUALITY MONITORING; WATER STANDARDS;

BAHRAIN;

EID: 0029660794     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603129609356898     Document Type: Article

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