Water and sanitation in Ghana

Desalination

Volumn 248, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 460-467

  Awuah, E ^a   Nyarko, K B ^a   Owusu, P A ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ghana; Sanitation; Water

Indexed keywords

DUG WELL; FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS; GHANA; KEY FACTORS; MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS; RURAL WATER SUPPLY; URBAN AND RURAL AREAS; URBAN WATER SUPPLY; WATER COMPANIES; WATER PRODUCTION;

RURAL AREAS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

SANITATION;

BOREHOLE; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; RURAL AREA; SANITATION; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WELL WATER;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 70349482126     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.05.088     Document Type: Article

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