Physiochemical evaluation of the drinking water sources from district Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Naeem Khan; Syed Tasleem Hussain; Javid Hussain; Nargis Jamila; Shabir Ahmed; Riaz Ullah; Zain Ullah; Abdus Saboor

doi:10.5897/IJWREE12.105

International Journal of
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

Abbreviation: Int. J. Water Res. Environ. Eng.
Language: English
ISSN: 2141-6613
DOI: 10.5897/IJWREE
Start Year: 2009
Published Articles: 347

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Physiochemical evaluation of the drinking water sources from district Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Naeem Khan

Naeem Khan
Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat-26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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Syed Tasleem Hussain

Syed Tasleem Hussain
Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat-26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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Javid Hussain

Javid Hussain
Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat-26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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Nargis Jamila

Nargis Jamila
School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, 11800, Malaysia.
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Shabir Ahmed

Shabir Ahmed
Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat-26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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Riaz Ullah

Riaz Ullah
Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat-26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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Zain Ullah

Zain Ullah
Department of Chemistry, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Abdus Saboor

Abdus Saboor
Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat-26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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Article Number - 5D0EB4F65140
Vol.4(10), pp. 302-313 , October 2012
https://doi.org/10.5897/IJWREE12.105

Received: 20 March 2012
Accepted: 18 June 2012
Published: 31 October 2012

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