An assessment of the water quality of drinking water in rural districts in Zimbabwe. The case of Gokwe South, Nkayi, Lupane, and Mwenezi districts

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 30, Issue 11-16 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 859-866

  Hoko, Zvikomborero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Dissolved oxygen; Perception; pH; Temperature; Turbidity; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; PH; POTABLE WATER; RURAL AREAS; TEMPERATURE; WATER TREATMENT;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; WATER QUALITY PERCEPTION; ZIMBABWE;

WATER QUALITY;

DRINKING WATER; RURAL AREA; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 27644465981     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2005.08.031     Document Type: Article

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