Assessment of heavy metal content in public drinking water from different water authorities

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Assessment of heavy metal content in public drinking water from different water authorities

Water is a natural resource that cannot be taken for granted. Many a war has been fought over the control of water. This study point to the prevalence of heavy metal contamination in, both, raw water and treated drinking water in Sarawak. Many heavy metal contaminants in water are also anthropoge...

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Main Author:	Dharmaraj, Dorairaj.
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 2007
Subjects:	QE Geology
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15974/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15974/2/Dharmaraj%20AL%20Dorairaj%20Abstract.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15974/1/Dharmaraj%20AL%20Dorairaj%20ft.pdf

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