An Assessment of Drinking Water Sources in Sagarmatha National Park (Mt Everest Region), Nepal

An Assessment of Drinking Water Sources in Sagarmatha National Park (Mt Everest Region), Nepal

This study investigated the bacteriological characteristics and physical parameters of drinking water sources in Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal. The park is located in the southeastern part of the Nepali Himalaya and includes the southern slopes of Sagarmatha (Mt Everest). During the 2016 premonsoo...

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Main Authors: Kirsten Ngaire Nicholson, Klaus Neumann, Carolyn Dowling, Joshua Gruver, Hannah Sherman, Subodh Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mountain Society 2018-11-01
Series:Mountain Research and Development
Subjects:
E. coli
fecal coliform bacteria
Mt Everest
potable drinking water
Sagarmatha
tourism impact
water quality monitoring
Online Access:https://bioone.org/journals/Mountain-Research-and-Development/volume-38/issue-4/MRD-JOURNAL-D-17-00024.1/An-Assessment-of-Drinking-Water-Sources-in-Sagarmatha-National-Park/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-17-00024.1.full

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https://bioone.org/journals/Mountain-Research-and-Development/volume-38/issue-4/MRD-JOURNAL-D-17-00024.1/An-Assessment-of-Drinking-Water-Sources-in-Sagarmatha-National-Park/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-17-00024.1.full

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