The challenges of sustainable access to safe drinking water in rural areas of developing countries: Case of zawtar el-charkieh, Southern Lebanon

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 24-30

  Massoud, May A ^a   Al Abady, Abdolmonim ^b   Jurdi, Mey ^b   Nuwayhid, Iman ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; RURAL AREA; SANITATION; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

LEBANON;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEBANON; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARD; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEBANON; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77954938155     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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