Water pollution studies in the rivers of the Edirne Region-Turkey

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 313-319

  Sakcali, M Serdal ^a   Yilmaz, Ruya ^b   Gucel, Salih ^c   Yarci, Celal ^d   Ozturk, Munir ^e  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NEAR EAST UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arda; Ergene; Merich; Physico chemical; Trace metals; Tunca

Indexed keywords

ERGENE;

EID: 70449338173     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980903133757     Document Type: Article

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