Characteristics and composition of the falling dust sediments on Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 211-223

  Modaihsh, A S ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Dust; Heavy metals; Pollution; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

AEOLIAN SEDIMENT; DUST; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY;

SAUDI ARABIA, RIYADH;

EID: 0031150358     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0225     Document Type: Article

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