Risk assessment by bacteriological evaluation of drinking water of Gilgit-Baltistan

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 427-432

  Ahmed, Khalil ^a   Ahmed, Mushtaq ^b   Ahmed, Javaid ^b   Khan, Akbar ^a  

^a KARAKORAM INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Aga Khan Planning and Building Service Pakistan (AKPBSP)   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Analysis of fecal coliform of water; Bacteriological analysis of water; Drinking water; Microbiological quality of water of Gilgit Baltistan; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; DRINKING WATER; FECAL COLIFORM; FILTRATION; GLACIER DYNAMICS; IRRIGATION; MEMBRANE; MOUNTAIN STREAM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPRING WATER; SURFACE WATER; VILLAGE; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

GILGIT-BALTISTAN; PAKISTAN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84859022460     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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