Impact of intermittent water supply on water quality in Lebanon

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 379-397

  Ayoub, George M ^a   Malaeb, Lilian ^b,c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b Katib and Alami   (Lebanon)

^c GIS Services Division   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Bacterial re growth; Distribution network; Intermittent water supply; Storage; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BYPRODUCTS; DISINFECTANTS; MICROORGANISMS; POTABLE WATER; STORAGE (MATERIALS); WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

BACTERIAL RE-GROWTH; DISTRIBUTION NETWORK; INTERMITTENT WATER SUPPLY;

WATER QUALITY;

CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER;

BACTERIUM; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; LEBANON; MICROBIAL GROWTH; PH; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; TURBIDITY; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER DEFICIT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RETENTION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ASIA; BEIRUT; BEYROUTH; EURASIA; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33646257766     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2006.009328     Document Type: Article

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