Evaluation of water quality variation in lakes, rivers, and ex-mining ponds in Malaysia (review)

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 57, Issue 58, 2016, Pages 28215-28239

  Low, Kah Hin ^a   Koki, Isa Baba ^a,b   Juahir, Hafizan ^c   Azid, Azman ^c   Behkami, Shima ^a,d   Ikram, Rabia ^a   Mohammed, Hamisu Aliyu ^a,e   Zain, Sharifuddin Md ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Northwest University Kano   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN   (Malaysia)

^d University of Najand   (Iran)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY DUTSE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Chemometric; Ex mining pond; Health risk assessment; Lake; Pollution; River; Water quality index

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; LAKE WATER; POND; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 84975157079     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2016.1185382     Document Type: Article

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