Bacteriological quality of bottled drinking water versus municipal tap water in Dharan municipality, Nepal
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Bacteriological quality of bottled drinking water versus municipal tap water in Dharan municipality, Nepal
BACKGROUND Water-related diseases are of great concern in developing countries like Nepal. Every year, there are countless morbidity and mortality due to the consumption of unsafe drinking water. Recently, there have been increased uses of bottled drinking water in an assumption that the bottled water is safer than the tap water and its use will help to protect from water-related diseases. So, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2072-1315
DOI: 10.1186/s41043-016-0054-0