Assesment of the water quality and prevalence of water borne diseases in Amassoma, Niger Delta, Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 2993-2997

  Nwidu, L L ^a   Oveh, B ^a   Okoriye, T ^a   Vaikosen, N A ^a  

^a NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Amassoma River; Faecal coliforms; Health impact; Heavy metals; Retrospective study; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHILD; CHOLERA; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DIARRHEA; DYSENTERY; ECOTOXICITY; FECAL COLIFORM; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NIGERIA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TYPHOID FEVER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 51849088600     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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