Biological, chemical and physical drinking water quality from shallow wells in Malawi: Case study of Blantyre, Chiradzulu and Mulanje

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 32, Issue 15-18, 2007, Pages 1167-1177

  Pritchard, M ^a   Mkandawire, T ^b   O'Neill, J G ^c  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c Centre for Research in Environment and Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Malawi; Shallow well; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; FILTRATION; MICROBIOLOGY; POTABLE WATER; STANDARDS; WATER WELLS;

MEMBRANE FILTRATION TEST; MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS;

WATER QUALITY;

DRINKING WATER; FECAL COLIFORM; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WELL WATER;

AFRICA; BLANTYRE; CHIRADZULU; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; MULANJE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34548583130     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2007.07.013     Document Type: Article

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