Water quality of Lake Qarun, Egypt

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 651-657

  Gupta, Gian ^a   Abd El Hamid, Zidan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE   (United States)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Agricultural drainage; Lake Qarun; River Nile; Water Quality

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; ECOLOGY; EVAPORATION; FISHERIES; HEAVY METALS; LAKES; OCEANOGRAPHY; PESTICIDES; SURFACE WATERS; WASTEWATER;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN (DO);

WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0347300319     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0020723032000113817     Document Type: Article

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