Heavy metal concentrations in three species of green algae from the Saudi coast of the Arabian Gulf

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 354-358

  Al Homaidan, Ali A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Arabian Gulf; Green algae; Heavy metals; Saudi coastal waters

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHAETOMORPHA AEREA; CHLOROPHYTA; ULVA; ULVA CLATHRATA; ULVA LACTUCA;

EID: 36649036145     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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