Determination of some heavy metal concentrations in water and sediment samples taken from Gediz River (Turkey)

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 270-274

  Minareci, Orkide ^a   Ozturk, Meral ^a   Minareci, Ersin ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Environment; Heavy metal; Pollution; Sediment; Water

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HEAVY METAL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EURASIA; GEDIZ RIVER; TURKEY;

EID: 62349130190     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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