Concentration of Selected Anions in Bottled Water in the United Arab Emirates

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 496-509

  Abouleish, Mohamed Yehia Z ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Bottled water; Contamination; Infant formula; Nitrate; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

ANION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH IMPACT; NITRATE; NITRITE; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 84877286207     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w4020496     Document Type: Article

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