Distribution and phase association of some major and trace elements in the Arabian Gulf sediments

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 185-194

  Basaham, A S ^a   El Sayed, M A ^a,b  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Arabian Gulf; Biogenic; Distribution; Terrigenous; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COPRECIPITATION; GULF WAR; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARABIAN GULF; PERSIAN GULF;

EID: 0032005106     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1997.0278     Document Type: Article

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