Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Physicochemical and microbial analysis of portable water sources in Enugu metropolis

Engwa Azeh Godwill*
  • Engwa Azeh Godwill*
  • Department of Chemical Sciences, Godfrey Okoye University, P.M.B 01014 Thinkers Corner, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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Tagbo N. Richard
  • Tagbo N. Richard
  • Department of Chemical Sciences, Godfrey Okoye University, P.M.B 01014 Thinkers Corner, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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Iyala Chris Peniel Junior
  • Iyala Chris Peniel Junior
  • Department of Chemical Sciences, Godfrey Okoye University, P.M.B 01014 Thinkers Corner, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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Unaegbu Marcellus
  • Unaegbu Marcellus
  • Department of Chemical Sciences, Godfrey Okoye University, P.M.B 01014 Thinkers Corner, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 03 October 2014
  •  Accepted: 10 February 2015
  •  Published: 31 March 2015

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