Seasonal variation of bacteriological and chemical quality of drinking water: A case study in a palestinian district

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 154-158

  Al Khatlb, I A ^a   Daoud, F ^a   Rasmawl, F ^a   Wa'rra S ^a   Kassabry, M ^a  

^a BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Faecal coliforms; Free chlorine residual; Jenin district and palestine; Total coliforms

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

FAECAL COLIFORMS; FREE CHLORINE RESIDUAL; PALESTINE; TOTAL COLIFORMS;

POTABLE WATER;

CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; POTABLE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; SEASONAL VARIATION; STANDARD (REFERENCE); VITAMIN; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PALESTINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; PALESTINE;

EID: 33751226569     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2005.tb01581.x     Document Type: Article

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