Variations in trace elements in bottom sediments of major rivers in Lake Victoria's basin, Kenya

Lakes and Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-13

  Mwamburi, Job ^a  

^a KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Bottom sediments; Pollution management; Sediment enrichment factors; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

LAKE POLLUTION; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRACE ELEMENT;

KENYA; LAKE VICTORIA;

VICTORIA;

EID: 0038476094     PISSN: 13205331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1770.2003.00212.x     Document Type: Article

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