Determination of persistent organic pollutants in sediment and fish of the western coast of Alexandria, Egypt

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 289-302

  Said, Tarek O ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Alexandria; Egypt; Fish; POPs; Sediment

Indexed keywords

DDT; FISH; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; PCB; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

AFRICA; ALEXANDRIA [EGYPT]; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

ALEPES DJEDABA; DIPLODUS VULGARIS; EUTHYNNUS; PISCES; SCOMBEROMORUS COMMERSON; SPHYRAENA SPHYRAENA;

EID: 34547951682     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: 10290370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540701443695     Document Type: Article

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