Inorganic chemicals in domestic water of the United Arab Emirates

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-45

  Rizk, Zeinelabidin S ^a  

^a AJMAN UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Bottled water; Desalinated water; Drinking water; Food control laboratories; Groundwater; Inorganic chemicals; Municipalities; United Arab Emirates; Water quality; WHO drinking water standards

Indexed keywords

INORGANIC COMPOUND;

DESALINATION; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; INORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER QUALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 58149316316     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-008-9153-1     Document Type: Article

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