Environmental and public health implications of wastewater quality

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2379-2387

  Akpor, O B ^a   Muchie, M ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Discharge; Effluents; Environment; Health; Impacts; Treatment; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); LAW; MICROBIAL GROWTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TOXIC WASTE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 79953662742     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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