The evaluation of river pollution using vegetation in the Maltese islands

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 9, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 347-351

  Haslam, S M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Assessment; Macrophytes (aquatic plants); Malta; River Pollution

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; MALTA; POLLUTION MONITORING; RIVER; WATER POLLUTION;

AQUATIC PLANT; BIOINDICATOR; POLLUTION;

MALTA;

EID: 0034079477     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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