An assessment of potential health threats to international travelers to varying global standards in packaged drinking water

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 301-307

  Mani, Monto ^a   Avvannavar, Santosh M ^a   Venkatakrishnappa, D ^a   Nanda Kumar, B S ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b M S RAMAIAH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Bottled water; Health; Illness; International travel; Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751563002     PISSN: 15829596     EISSN: 18433707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30638/eemj.2007.033     Document Type: Article

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