Evaluation of thermotolerant coliforms and salinity in the four available water sources of an irrigated region of southern Sri Lanka

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-146

  Shortt, Rebecca ^a   Boelee, Eline ^b   Matsuno, Yutaka ^b   Faubert, Gaetan ^c   Madramootoo, Chandra ^a,c   Van Der Hoek, Wim ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health; Irrigation; Sri lanka; Water management; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 17144407303     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.69     Document Type: Article

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