Trace metals in water, sediments and marine organisms from the northern part of the Gulf of Suez, Red Sea

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 46, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 39-46

  El Moselhy, Khalid Mohamed ^a   Gabal, Mahmoud Nageib ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Gulf of Suez; Marine organisms; Metals; Sediments; Water

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; POLLUTION; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE;

MARINE ORGANISMS; TRACE METALS;

MARINE APPLICATIONS;

BIOACCUMULATION; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRACE METAL;

GULF OF SUEZ; INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

ALGAE; BULLA; BULLA UMPULLA; CHLOROPHYTA; GASTROPODA; LACTUCA; ULVA LACTUCA;

EID: 1842687839     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2003.11.014     Document Type: Article

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