Physico-chemical characteristics of some waters used for drinking and domestic purposes in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 128, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 475-482

  Rim Rukeh, Akpofure ^a   Ikhifa, Grace O ^a   Okokoyo, Peter A ^a  

^a Department of Agricultural Science   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Domestic; Drinking; Physico chemical; River; Well

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; PH; POTABLE WATER; RIVERS; TEMPERATURE; TURBIDITY; WATER WELLS;

HAND-DUG WELL WATER; WATER SAMPLES;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DRINKING WATER; IRON; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; RIVER WATER; SULFATE; VANADIUM; WELL WATER; ZINC;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DRINKING WATER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; PH; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; RIVER WATER; SAMPLING; TEMPERATURE; TURBIDITY; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER SUPPLY; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; NIGERIA; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SAFETY; TURBIDITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATER TEMPERATURE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NIGERIA; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 34247887441     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-9340-4     Document Type: Article

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