Physical and microbiological assessment of drinking water of Normal Valley, Northern areas, Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 367-373

  Ahmed, Khalil ^a   Shah, Shahabuddin ^a  

^a KARAKORAM INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Drinking water; Fecal coliforms

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRINKING WATER; FECAL COLIFORM; MICROBIOLOGY; POLLUTANT; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; TURBIDITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; NORTHERN AREAS; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 35248864362     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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