Chemistry of rain water in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 66-73

  Alabdula'aly, A I ^a   Khan, M A ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ANION; CALCIUM; CATION; CHLORINE; ION; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; NITRITE; RAIN; SODIUM; SULFATE; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; RAINWATER; SAMPLING;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONDUCTANCE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; WATER ANALYSIS;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FRESH WATER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALS; RAIN; SAUDI ARABIA;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0034036742     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002440010081     Document Type: Article

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