Groundwater contamination assessment for sustainable water supply in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 147-154

  Khatiwada, N R ^a   Takizawa, S ^a   Tran, T V N ^a   Inoue, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Groundwater; Kathmandu; Mercury; Multivariate data analysis; Nitrate; Organic matter

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER QUALITY;

POTENTIAL SOURCES;

WATER SUPPLY;

AMMONIA; ARSENIC; GROUND WATER; IRON; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NITRATE; ORGANIC MATTER; SULFATE;

DEVELOPING WORLD; GROUNDWATER; POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

GROUNDWATER; POLLUTION; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AQUIFER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEPAL; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

KATHMANDU VALLEY; NEPAL;

EID: 0036428627     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2002.0226     Document Type: Conference Paper

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