Quality of "sachet" waters in the Cape Coast municipality of Ghana

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

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 329-342

  Dodoo, D K ^a   Quagraine, E K ^a,c   Okai Sam, F ^a   Kambo, Dorsa J ^a   Headley, J V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c BRANDON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coliform bacteria; Physicochemical and bacteriological parameters; Sachet water; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COLIFORM BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PH EFFECTS; POSITIVE IONS; POTASSIUM;

CAPE COAST MUNICIPALITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RANDOM SAMPLING; SACHET WATER;

WATER QUALITY;

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMMUNITY CARE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GHANA; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CITIES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GHANA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MAGNESIUM; METALS, HEAVY; NITRATES; POTASSIUM; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; SODIUM; SULFATES; TIME FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 32944457407     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520500423238     Document Type: Article

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