Lake Mariut: Pollution problems and proposals for restoration

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 6, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 598-604

  El Rayis, Osman A ^a   El Sabrouti, Mohammed A ^a  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Lake Mariut; Pollution; Restoration; Sediment

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGE; LAKE RESTORATION; LAKE WATER QUALITY; POLLUTION; SEWAGE;

EGYPT, ALEXANDRIA, MARIUT LAKE;

EID: 0030855982     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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