The distribution of V, Ni, Cr, Cd, and Pb in topsoils of the Shuaiba Industrial Area of Kuwait

Environmental Toxicology and Water Quality

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 285-292

  Ai Muzaini, S ^a   Jacob, P G ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; TRACE METAL; VANADIUM;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL AREA; KUWAIT; OIL SPILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0029958376     PISSN: 10534725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2256(1996)11:4<285::AID-TOX1>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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