Change in drinking water quality from source to pointof-use and storage: A case study from Guwahati, India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 184, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 5343-5361

  Khadse, Gajanan Kisan ^a   Kalita, Moromi D ^a   Labhsetwar, Pawan K ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Drinking water supply; Permissible limit; Surveillance; WTP

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COUNT; CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS; DIFFERENT SERVICES; EN-ROUTE; GENERAL MANAGEMENT; PERMISSIBLE LIMIT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; POINT-OF-USE; POST-MONSOON; RAW WATER QUALITY; SERVICE RESERVOIRS; SUMMER SEASON; WINTER SEASONS; WTP;

DISINFECTION; POTABLE WATER; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SPACE SURVEILLANCE; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER;

CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CASE STUDY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; INDIA; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RESERVOIR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY; WINTER;

DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; INDIA; SEASONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ASSAM; GAUHATI; INDIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84865314072     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-2344-8     Document Type: Article

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