Distribution of heavy metal concentrations in surface sediments in Dubai creeks, United Arab Emirates

Annali di Chimica

Volumn 95, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 667-675

  Howari, Fares M ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMISTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WATER POLLUTANT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; PARTICLE SIZE; SEAWATER; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 27844511746     PISSN: 00034592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adic.200590077     Document Type: Article

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