Assessment of drinking water contamination at springs along the road to Santiago (NW Spain)

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 609-617

  Salgado, M J ^a   Perez Lopez M ^a   Alonso, J ^a   Garcia M A ^a   Melgar, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteriological contamination; Chemical contamination; Groundwater; Statistical study

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CONTAMINATION; PH EFFECTS;

SANITARY QUALITY;

POTABLE WATER;

AMMONIA; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; NITRATE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONDUCTANCE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FECES; HARDNESS; LAW; PARTICULATE MATTER; PH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SANITATION; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS; TURBIDITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

AMMONIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; NITRATES; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0344490338     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-120016925     Document Type: Article

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