Chemical evaluation of potable water in Eastern Qinghai Province, China: Human health aspects

Environment International

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 80-86

  Virkutyte, Jurate ^a   Sillanpää, Mika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Nutrients; Potable water quality; Qinghai Province

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; HEALTH CARE; HEAVY METALS; NUTRITION; WATER QUALITY;

CHEMICAL EVALUATION; NUTRIENTS; POTABLE WATER QUALITY; QINGHAI PROVINCE;

POTABLE WATER;

ARSENIC; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFATE; ZINC;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHINA; CONSUMER; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HEALTH; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; PH; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL SPRING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI; QINGHAI LAKE;

CHAMAESYCE ATROCOCCA;

EID: 29044433955     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2005.05.022     Document Type: Article

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