Seasonal variations of chemical composition of water and bottom sediments in the wetland of Wadi Gaza, Gaza Strip

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 419-431

  Shomar, B H ^a   Muller G ^a   Yahya, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Seasonal variation; Wadi Gaza; Water and sediment quality

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HEAVY METAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; WASTEWATER; WETLAND;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; GAZA STRIP; MIDDLE EAST; OCCUPIED TERRITORIES; WORLD;

EID: 26244466140     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-004-0412-3     Document Type: Article

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