Microbiological quality of water from hand-dug wells used for domestic purposes in urban communities in Kumasi, Ghana.

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Microbiological quality of water from hand-dug wells used for domestic purposes in urban communities in Kumasi, Ghana. / Akple, M.; Keraita, Bernard; Konradsen, Flemming; Agbenowu, E.

I: Urban Water Journal, Bind 8, Nr. 1, 2011, s. 57-64.

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Akple, M, Keraita, B, Konradsen, F & Agbenowu, E 2011, 'Microbiological quality of water from hand-dug wells used for domestic purposes in urban communities in Kumasi, Ghana.', Urban Water Journal, bind 8, nr. 1, s. 57-64. https://doi.org/10.1080/1573062X.2010.528436

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Akple, M., Keraita, B., Konradsen, F., & Agbenowu, E. (2011). Microbiological quality of water from hand-dug wells used for domestic purposes in urban communities in Kumasi, Ghana. Urban Water Journal, 8(1), 57-64. https://doi.org/10.1080/1573062X.2010.528436

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Akple M, Keraita B, Konradsen F, Agbenowu E. Microbiological quality of water from hand-dug wells used for domestic purposes in urban communities in Kumasi, Ghana. Urban Water Journal. 2011;8(1):57-64. https://doi.org/10.1080/1573062X.2010.528436

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Akple, M. ; Keraita, Bernard ; Konradsen, Flemming ; Agbenowu, E. / Microbiological quality of water from hand-dug wells used for domestic purposes in urban communities in Kumasi, Ghana. I: Urban Water Journal. 2011 ; Bind 8, Nr. 1. s. 57-64.

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