Assessment of the impact of industrial effluents on water quality of receiving rivers in urban areas of Malawi

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 237-244

  Phiri, O ^a   Mumba, P ^a   Moyo, B H Z ^a   Kadewa, W ^a  

^a LILONGWE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Industrial effluents; Pollution; River water; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; EFFLUENTS; HEALTH HAZARDS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PH EFFECTS; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER QUALITY;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EFFLUENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PH; RIVER WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33645976471     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325882     Document Type: Article

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