Heavy metals in cooler waters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 157, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 23-28

  Alabdula'aly, Abdulrahman I ^a   Khan, Mujahid A ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cooler waters; Heavy metals; Monitoring and surveillance; Riyadh; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

COOLED WATER; COOLER WATERS; DRINKING WATER STANDARDS; ELEVATED LEVEL; NI METAL; RIYADH; RIYADH , SAUDI ARABIA; SAUDI ARABIA; TRACE METAL; ULTRASONIC NEBULIZERS; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCIES; WATER SAMPLES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHROMIUM; COOLING SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METALS; POTABLE WATER; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY; ZINC;

HEAVY WATER;

ALUMINUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ZINC;

COOL WATER; DRINKING WATER; HEAVY METAL; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; SAMPLING; STANDARD (REGULATION); TRACE METAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SAUDI ARABIA; STANDARD; TIME; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; SAUDI ARABIA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; RIYADH [SAUDI ARABIA]; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 70349256354     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0511-3     Document Type: Article

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