Need for Revision of Nitrates Standards for Drinking Water : A Case Study of Rajasthan

Indian Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 168-172

  Kumar, Sudhir ^c   Gupta, A B ^a   Gupta, Sunil ^b  

^a MALAVIYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Satellite Hospital   (India)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Drinking water; Nitrates in Rajasthan; Standards; Toxic effects

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; NITRATE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRINKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STANDARD; STOMATITIS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

DRINKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; INDIA; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; NITRATES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STOMATITIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0042878423     PISSN: 0367827X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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