Heavy metals in sediments from Makupa and Port-Reitz Creek systems: Kenyan Coast

Environment International

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 639-647

  Muohi, A W ^a   Onyari, J M ^a   Omondi, J G ^a   Mavuti, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry; Certified reference material; Heavy metals; Kenyan Coast; Sediments; X ray fluorescence

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; HEAVY METALS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS;

ELEMENTAL CONCENTRATION;

SEDIMENTS;

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; LEAD; ZINC;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; COASTAL SEDIMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KENYA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

KENYA;

EID: 0037208009     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(02)00104-6     Document Type: Review

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