Mineralogy and hydrochemical characteristics of the late marshes and swamps of Hor Al Hammar, Southern Iraq

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 400-419

  Banat, K M ^a   Howari, F M ^b,d   Abdullah, M B ^c  

^a YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

^d Southwest Applied Earth and Environmental Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Al Hammar; Evaporite; Hor; Mineralogy; Salinity; Swamps; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MARSH; MINERALOGY; SWAMP;

AL HAMMAR MARSH; ASIA; EURASIA; IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 31544449413     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.08.004     Document Type: Article

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