Beach tar contamination on the Qatari coastline of the gulf

Environment International

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 505-513

  Al Madfa, H ^a   Abdel Moati, M A R ^b,c   Al Naama, A ^b  

^a Qatar University   (Qatar)

^b QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

^c Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; CRUDE PETROLEUM; OIL SPILLS; TAR;

BEACH TAR; QATARI COASTLINE;

MARINE POLLUTION;

OIL; TAR;

BEACH; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTION INCIDENCE;

ARTICLE; OIL SPILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE;

QATAR;

EID: 0033136409     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(99)00011-2     Document Type: Article

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