Physico-chemical water quality in Ghana: Prospects for water supply technology implementation

Desalination

Volumn 248, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 193-203

  Schafer A I ^a   Rossiter, H M A ^a   Owusu, P A ^b   Richards, B S ^c   Awuah, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boreholes; Chemical contaminants; Ghana; Heavy metals; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS; DRINKING WATER QUALITY; GHANA; MICROBIOLOGICAL SAFETY; PH VALUE; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS; SULPHATES; SURFACE WATER SOURCES; TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION; WATER SAMPLES;

HEAVY METALS; POTABLE WATER; SURFACE WATERS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TURBIDITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

HEAVY WATER;

BOREHOLE; DRINKING WATER; HEAVY METAL; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TECHNOLOGY;

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

EID: 70349627281     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.05.055     Document Type: Article

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