Heavy metals in water, suspended particles, sediments and aquatic plants of Habbaniya lake, Iraq

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 589-598

  Al Saadi, Hussain A ^a   Al Lami, Ali A ^a   Hassan, Falih A ^a   Al Dulymi, Amer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Aquatic plants; Habbaniya lake; Heavy metals; Iraq; Seasonal samples; Sediments; Suspended particles

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; HEAVY METALS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEDIMENTS;

AQUATIC PLANTS;

WATER POLLUTION;

CERATOPHYLLUM DEMERSUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM VERTICILLATUM; PECTINATUS; POTAMOGETON CRISPUS; STUCKENIA PECTINATUS;

EID: 0036824187     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207230212734     Document Type: Article

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