Variations in the concentrations of aromatic petroleum hydrocarbons in Bahraini coastal waters during the period October 1993 to December 1995

Environment International

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 61-66

  Madany, Ismail M ^a   Jaffar, Ahmad ^a   Al Shirbini, E S ^a  

^a ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; COASTAL ZONES; OIL SPILLS; SEAWATER; WATER ANALYSIS;

AROMATIC PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; COASTAL POLLUTION; HYDROCARBONS; OIL POLLUTION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; POLLUTION MONITORING;

BAHRAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; OIL SPILL; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE;

BAHRAIN;

EID: 0031886492     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(97)00121-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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