Metals pollution in marine sediments of the United Arab Emirates creeks along the Arabian Gulf shoreline

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 417-424

  Shriadah, M A ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

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Indexed keywords

METAL;

ARTICLE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; URBANIZATION; WASTE WATER;

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EID: 0031898368     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900642     Document Type: Article

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