Assessment of drinking water quality in the Al-Gassim region of Saudi Arabia

Environment International

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 247-251

  Abdel Magid, Hago M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD;

ARID REGION; DRINKING WATER; POTABLE WATER QUALITY; QUALITY ASSESSMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER QUALITY EVALUATION; WATER SUPPLY;

SAUDI ARABIA, AL-GASSIM;

COLIFORM BACTERIA; POTABLE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSES;

WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0030615776     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(97)81162-2     Document Type: Article

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