October 2012

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

Safe drinking water is a high priority issue for safeguarding health and well-being of humans  all over the world. Both in the urban and rural areas of Pakistan, the quality of drinking water are not being managed properly. Results of various studies provide evidence that most of the drinking-water supplies are physiochemically contaminated. In this study, a detailed investigation of the drinking water sources...

Author(s): Naeem Khan, Syed Tasleem Hussain, Javid Hussain, Nargis Jamila, Shabir Ahmed, Riaz Ullah, Zain Ullah, and Abdus Saboor,

October 2012

Analysis of quality of water at Kintampo, Ghana

The aim and purpose of this research work was to ascertain the seasonal variations in water quality at Kintampo. Thirty out of 200 hand-dug wells were random selected for the study. Three mechanized boreholes and treated water from the township supply system (34 sampling points) were also selected. The sampling was carried out on 15th October 2008, 20th December 2008, and 14th February 2009. Fifteen parameters analysed...

Author(s): Appiah, F. F. and Momade, Z.