The quality of potable water types in Jordan

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 117, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 235-244

  Batarseh, Mufeed I ^a  

^a MUTAH UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Bottled water; Heavy metals; Jordan; Physiochemical parameters; Potable water

Indexed keywords

DESALINATED WATER; JORDAN; PHYSIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; SEALED BOTTLED WATER; TAP WATER;

HEAVY METALS; NICKEL; PURIFICATION; SALINE WATER; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TANKS;

POTABLE WATER;

CALCIUM; CHLORINE; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; FLUORINE; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NICKEL; NITRATE; POTASSIUM; SULFATE; TAP WATER; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

DRINKING WATER; HEAVY METAL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; TRACE METAL; WATER QUALITY;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DESALINATION; FILTRATION; JORDAN; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SALINITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT; WATER HARDNESS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

JORDAN; METALS, HEAVY; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33747474450     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-0992-x     Document Type: Article

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