Determination and partitioning of metals in sediments along the Suez Canal by sequential extraction

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 363-374

  El Azim, H Abd ^a   El Moselhy, Kh M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Metals; Sediments; Sequential extraction; Suez Canal

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; CANALS; CARBONATES; DATA REDUCTION; EXTRACTION; HEAVY METALS; IRON; IRON COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE; PHASE COMPOSITION;

CHEMICAL ASSOCIATION; ORGANIC MATTER; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION; SUEZ CANAL;

SEDIMENTS;

HEAVY METAL; MARINE SEDIMENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; SUEZ CANAL; WORLD;

EID: 20444455900     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2004.12.001     Document Type: Article

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