Efficacy of arsenic filtration by Kanchan Arsenic Filter in Nepal

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 596-599

  Singh, Anjana ^a   Smith, Linda S ^b,c   Shrestha, Shreekrishna ^a   Maden, Narendra ^a  

^a TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^b Filters for Families ^*  (Nepal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic contamination; Efficacy; Kanchan Arsenic Filter; Nepal

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER;

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; FILTER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FILTER; FILTRATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; NEPAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER STANDARD; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION STUDY; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

NEPAL;

ARSENIC; FILTRATION; GROUNDWATER; NEPAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84910149999     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2014.148     Document Type: Article

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