Drinking water quality in Saudi Arabia - An overview

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 1C, 1997, Pages 153-164

  Sadiq, Muhammad ^a   Hussain, Ghulam ^b  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 0031476967     PISSN: 2193567X     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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