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pH Prediction by Artificial Neural Networks for the Drinking Water of the Distribution System of Hyderabad City

Keywords: ANNs, pH modeling, drinking water quality, distribution system.

Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology

Volume 31 ,  Issue 1

Niaz  Ahmed Memon , Mukhtiar  Ali  Unar , Abdul  Khalique Ansari ,

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