Trace level determination of U, Zn, Cd, Pb and Cu in drinking water samples

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 112, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 283-292

  Kumar, Mukesh ^a   Singh, Surinder ^a   Mahajan, Rakesh Kumar ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fission track technique; Heavy metals; Radioactivity; Safe limit; Toxicity; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; HEAVY METALS; PH; RADIOACTIVITY; TOXICITY; URANIUM;

FISSION TRACK TECHNIQUE; SAFE LIMIT;

POTABLE WATER;

CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHLORINE; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; URANIUM; ZINC;

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; RADIOACTIVITY; TOXICITY; URANIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INDIA; PH; WATER HARDNESS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

CADMIUM; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY; ZINC;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; PUNJAB [INDIA]; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33645740021     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-1069-6     Document Type: Article

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