European Journal of Sustainable Development Research

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APA

Binibor, P. I., Nwachukwu, N. A., Ndulue, G. U., Ndukwe, D. U., Ngwu, A. O. V., & Usman, O. H. (2025). Investigating the effect of storage materials on the quality of potable water. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 9(3), em0310. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16355

Vancouver

Binibor PI, Nwachukwu NA, Ndulue GU, Ndukwe DU, Ngwu AOV, Usman OH. Investigating the effect of storage materials on the quality of potable water. EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES. 2025;9(3):em0310. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16355

AMA

Binibor PI, Nwachukwu NA, Ndulue GU, Ndukwe DU, Ngwu AOV, Usman OH. Investigating the effect of storage materials on the quality of potable water. EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES. 2025;9(3), em0310. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16355

Chicago

Binibor, Peace Ikponmwosa, Nwabueze Alphonso Nwachukwu, Godson Ukandu Ndulue, David Uchenna Ndukwe, Adrian Obumneme Vincent Ngwu, and Osigbeme Hakeem Usman. "Investigating the effect of storage materials on the quality of potable water". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research 2025 9 no. 3 (2025): em0310. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16355

Harvard

Binibor, P. I., Nwachukwu, N. A., Ndulue, G. U., Ndukwe, D. U., Ngwu, A. O. V., and Usman, O. H. (2025). Investigating the effect of storage materials on the quality of potable water. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 9(3), em0310. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16355

MLA

Binibor, Peace Ikponmwosa et al. "Investigating the effect of storage materials on the quality of potable water". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, vol. 9, no. 3, 2025, em0310. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16355