The chemical, heavy metal and microbial quality of well water in an urbanised village in the Klang Valley

• Main Authors: Ambu, S., Yong, S.F.Y., Lim, Y.A.L., Wah, M.J., Chen, D.K.F., Ooi, S.S., Lee, S.P., Tan, T.M., Goh, M.Y., Nyanachendram, D.
• Format: Article
• Published: International Medical University, Malaysia 2014
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/12101/; http://web.imu.edu.my/ejournal/approved/Nov14-5.OA4-Ambuetal.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Background: The public health issue of consuming groundwater is a major concern because people often extract groundwater directly from the aquifers either through wells or boreholes without treating it with any form of filtration system or chlorine disinfection. Based on the Malaysian National Drin...