Determination of toxic inorganic elements pollution in ground waters of Kahuta Industrial Triangle Islamabad, Pakistan using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 157, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 347-354

  Kausar, Rubina ^a   Ahmad, Zulfiqar ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Ground water quality; ICP MS (Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry); Inorganic toxic elements; Selenium; Septic tanks

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION LEVELS; DRINKING WATER STANDARDS; GROUND WATER QUALITY; HUMAN HEALTH; ICP-MS (INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY); INORGANIC ELEMENTS; INORGANIC TOXIC ELEMENTS; ISLAMABAD , PAKISTAN; LEACHATES; PAKISTAN; PARTS PER BILLION; REMEDIAL MEASURES; STUDY AREAS; TOXIC ELEMENTS; WATER QUALITY LABORATORY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEAVY METALS; HEAVY WATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LEACHING; MASS SPECTROMETERS; PHOTORESISTS; POTABLE WATER; SELENIUM; SEPTIC TANKS; SPECTROMETRY; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; HEAVY METAL; INORGANIC COMPOUND; SELENIUM; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; SELENIUM; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEACHING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PAKISTAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEPTIC TANK; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FRESH WATER; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METALS, HEAVY; PAKISTAN; SELENIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISLAMABAD [PAKISTAN]; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 70349248280     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0539-4     Document Type: Article

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