Concentrations of nitrate and nitrite in groundwater resources of Hamadan province, Iran

Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 56-58

  Khaniki, Gh R Jahed ^a   Dehghani, M H ^a   Mahvi, A H ^a   Rafati, L ^a   Tavanafar, F ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Hamadan Health Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Environmental contaminant; Groundwater resources; Nitrate; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HEALTH RISK; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRATE; NITRITE; OXIDATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAMPLING; SEEPAGE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WATER TABLE;

HAMADAN; IRAN;

EID: 77953905518     PISSN: 09720626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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