Human activities and threats of chronic epidemics in a fragile geologic environment

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 28, Issue 20-27, 2003, Pages 1139-1145

  Nkhuwa, D C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Cholera outbreaks; Groundwater; Health risks; Karst; Pollution; Urban water

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER; WATER QUALITY;

WATERBORNE DISEASES;

HYDROGEOLOGY;

CHOLERA; GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; KARST HYDROLOGY;

LUSAKA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0141941064     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2003.08.035     Document Type: Article

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