Levels of heavy metals in outdoor and indoor dusts in Muscat, Oman

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 307-314

  Yaghi, Basma ^a   Abdul Wahab, Sabah A ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Environment; Heavy metals; Indoor and outdoor dusts; Muscat; Oman; Pollution

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COPPER; DUST; GEOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTION; ZINC;

FLAME ATOMIC ABSORPTION; INDOOR DUSTS; OUTDOOR DUSTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 3142713946     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0020723032000203295     Document Type: Article

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