Contaminated drinking water and rural health perspectives in Rajasthan, India: An overview of recent case studies

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 173, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 837-849

  Suthar, Surindra ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Coliform bacteria; Drinking water; Fluoride; Nitrate; Waterborne disease

Indexed keywords

COLIFORM BACTERIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; NITRATES; POLLUTION CONTROL; RURAL AREAS; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

ANTHROPOGENIC CHEMICALS; ANTHROPOGENIC THREATS; BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION; CONTAMINATED DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; SAFE DRINKING WATER; WATER-BORNE DISEASE;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; GROUND WATER; NITRATE;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; HEALTH IMPACT; NITRATE; RURAL AREA; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; INDIA; RURAL AREA; SAFETY; STANDARD; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

INDIA; RAJASTHAN;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 85027944625     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1427-2     Document Type: Article

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