Sewage water intrusion in the groundwater of Lahore, its causes and protections

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 484-488

  Ahmad, Sajid Rashid ^a   Khan, Mohammad Saleem ^b   Khan, Adil Quddos ^a   Ghazi, Shahid ^a   Ali, Shafaqat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biological contamination; E coli; Groundwater; Nutrition; Sewage intrusion

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PAKISTAN; SEWAGE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84863792283     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2012.484.488     Document Type: Article

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