Application of water quality index for the assessment of suitability of natural sources of water for drinking in rural areas of east Sikkim, India

In Sikkim, especially in the rural areas where there is no supply of treated water for drinking and other domestic uses, natural surface water is the only source. The objective was to assess the water quality of natural sources of water in the rural areas of East Sikkim using a water quality index (...

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Main Authors: Shubra Poonia, T Shantikumar Singh, Dechen C Tsering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2015;volume=59;issue=2;spage=153;epage=155;aulast=Poonia