Drinking water quality assessment in Southern Sindh (Pakistan)

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 177, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 39-50

  Memon, Mehrunisa ^a   Soomro, Mohammed Saleh ^b   Akhtar, Mohammad Saleem ^c   Memon, Kazi Suleman ^a  

^a SINDH AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Lasbella University of Agriculture   (Pakistan)

^c PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Canal water; Chemical; Coliform; Dug wells; Pakistan; Physical; Shallow pumps; Sindh

Indexed keywords

CANAL WATER; COLIFORM; DUG WELLS; PAKISTAN; PHYSICAL; SHALLOW PUMPS; SINDH;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; ALKALINITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; MANGANESE; PHOSPHORUS; POTABLE WATER; PUMPS; SODIUM; SURFACE WATERS; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WELLS;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

COPPER; DRINKING WATER; IRON; MANGANESE; PHOSPHORUS; SODIUM; ZINC;

ARTESIAN WELL; CANAL; DRINKING WATER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; PAKISTAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; TURBIDITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER HARDNESS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PAKISTAN; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; PAKISTAN; SIND;

EID: 79959738236     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1616-z     Document Type: Article

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