Effect of landfill leachate on the stream water quality

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 491-500

  Maqbool, F ^a   Bhatti, Z A ^b   Malik, A H ^b   Pervez, A ^b   Mahmood, Q ^b  

^a HAZARA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Tobe Camp University Road Abbottabad   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

BOD; COD; Fecal coliform; Heavy metals; Water quality standards

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FILTER; HEAVY METAL; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SAMPLING; SOLID WASTE; STANDARD (REGULATION); STREAMWATER; SURFACE WATER; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

PAKISTAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79955618770     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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