Determination of the level of contamination in Khuzestan coastal waters (Northern Persian Gulf) by using an ecological risk index

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 159, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 521-530

  Dehghan Madiseh, S ^a   Savary, A ^b   Parham, H ^c   Sabzalizadeh, S ^a  

^a South Iran Aquaculture Research Center   (Iran)

^b Khoramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology   (Iran)

^c SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Contamination degree; Contamination factor; Heavy metals; Mahshahr creeks; Risk index; Sediments

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION DEGREE; CONTAMINATION FACTOR; CONTAMINATION FACTORS; MAHSHAHR CREEKS; RISK INDICES;

ELECTRIC INSULATORS; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); METALS; POLAROGRAPHS; POLLUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; ZINC;

CONTAMINATION;

CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; ZINC;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; COASTAL WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEAVY METAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TOXIC MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLAROGRAPHY; POLLUTION; POTENTIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDIAN OCEAN; IRAN; METALS, HEAVY; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; IRAN; KHUZESTAN; MIDDLE EAST; PERSIAN GULF;

EID: 70450225728     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0648-0     Document Type: Article

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