Seasonal fluctuation in heavy metal pollution in Iran's Siahroud River: A preliminary study

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 264-270

  Charkhabi, Amir H ^a   Sakizadeh, Mohamad ^b   Rafiee, Gholamreza ^b  

^a SOIL CONSERVATION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Caspian Sea; Cluster analysis; Gilan Province; Heavy metal pollution; Iran; Rasht City; Siahroud River watershed

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

HEAVY METAL; RIVER POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; CITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IRAN; RIVER; SEASON; WATER POLLUTANT;

CITIES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IRAN; METALS, HEAVY; RIVERS; SEASONS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

EID: 24944543399     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/espr2005.06.270     Document Type: Article

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