Pollution in Qaraaoun lake, Central Lebanon

Journal of Environmental Hydrology

Volumn 15, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-14

  Shaban, Amin ^a   Nassif, Nadine ^a  

^a NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAKE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; BEQAA; EURASIA; LEBANON; LITANI RIVER; MIDDLE EAST; QARAAOUN RESERVOIR;

EID: 34247896997     PISSN: 10583912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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