Bacterial, nutrients and heavy metal ions pollution assessment along the eastern coastal area of the United Arab Emirates

Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-81

  Hassan, E S ^a   Banat, I M ^a   El Shahawi, M S ^a   Abu Hilal, A H ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Arabian Gulf; Bacterial pollution; Gulf of Oman; Sea water pollution; UAE coast

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES; COASTAL WATERS; HEAVY METAL IONS; NUTRIENTS; POLLUTION SURVEYS;

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MICROCOCCUS; OMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; SEA POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0029667272     PISSN: 13861980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00691731     Document Type: Article

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