Health Safety of Drinking Water Supplied in Africa: A Closer Look Using Applicable Water-Quality Standards as a Measure

Exposure and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 117-128

  Gara, Takawira ^a   Fengting, Li ^a   Nhapi, Innocent ^b   Makate, Clifton ^a   Gumindoga, Webster ^c  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinhoyi University of Technology   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Africa water quality standards; Biological constituents; Inorganic toxic chemicals; Organic constituents; Physical properties; Toxic heavy metals; Water quality standards; WHO water quality guidelines

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; EUROPEAN UNION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SAFETY; SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY; WATER QUALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; CHINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85020753296     PISSN: 24519766     EISSN: 24519685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12403-017-0249-7     Document Type: Article

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