Drinking water quality in Rohri city, Sindh, Pakistan

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 42, 2010, Pages 7102-7107

  Shar, Abdul Hussain ^a   Kazi, Yasmeen Faiz ^a   Kanhar, Nisar Ahmed ^a   Soomro, Irshad Hussain ^a   Zia, Syed Maqsood ^a   Ghumro, Pir Bux ^a  

^a SHAH ABDUL LATIF UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Gastroenteritis and waterborne; Groundwater; Households

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTRATION; NONHUMAN; PAKISTAN; PLATE COUNT; QUALITY CONTROL; STORAGE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 78049471684     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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