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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Physical, chemical and bacterial analysis of drinking water: Kakua Chiefdom, BO district, Sierra Leone

Yahaya Kudush Kawa*
  • Yahaya Kudush Kawa*
  • Department of Chemistry, Njala University, Sierra Leone.,College of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.
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John Paul Kaisam
  • John Paul Kaisam
  • Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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J. P. Moiwo
  • J. P. Moiwo
  • Department of Chemistry, Njala University, Sierra Leone.
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Victoria Kabia
  • Victoria Kabia
  • Department of Chemistry, Njala University, Sierra Leone.
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  •  Received: 27 August 2015
  •  Accepted: 11 January 2016
  •  Published: 31 January 2016

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