Trace metal concentrations in Marine Algae Hormophysa triquetra, Bahrain coastline (Arabian Gulf)

Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 397-402

  Ali Mohamed, Ahmed Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIOACCUMULATION; MARINE POLLUTION; TRACE METAL;

BAHRAIN; MIDDLE EAST;

ALGAE; HORMOPHYSA TRIQUETRA;

EID: 0036980847     PISSN: 02578050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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