Impact of sewage wastes on the heavy metal content of water, soil, plants and fish in Wadi Hanifah Stream

Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 382-395

  Al Ogaily, Sulieman M ^a   Al Harbi, Ahmed M ^a   Ali, Amanat ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Fish; Heavy metals; Plant; Sewage wastes; Soil; Wadi Hanifah; Water

Indexed keywords

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0033358567     PISSN: 19859899     EISSN: 25360051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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