Evaluation of minerals content of drinking water in malaysia

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Azlan, Azrina ^a   Khoo, Hock Eng ^a   Idris, Mohd Aizat ^a   Ismail, Amin ^a   Razman, Muhammad Rizal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MINERAL; MINERAL WATER; NICKEL; NITRATE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFATE; TAP WATER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; GEOGRAPHY; MALAYSIA; SAFETY; STANDARD; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING; CHEMISTRY; WATER SUPPLY;

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDES; IRON; MALAYSIA; MANGANESE; MINERAL WATERS; MINERALS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84861045877     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/2012/403574     Document Type: Article

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