Evaluation of metal contamination in sediments from north of Morocco: Geochemical and statistical approaches

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 159, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 169-181

  Rodriguez Barroso M R ^a   Benhamou, Y ^a   El Moumni, B ^b   El Hatimi, I ^b   Garcia Morales J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b ABDELMALEK ESSAADI UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Enrichment factors; Geo accumulation index; Metals; Morocco; Pollution; River; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; DRY WEIGHT; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; GEO-ACCUMULATION INDEX; INDUSTRIAL ZONES; METAL CONTAMINATION; RANGE MEDIAN; RIVER SEDIMENTS; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; STATISTICAL APPROACH; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; TOXIC EFFECT;

AQUACULTURE; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MERCURY (METAL); METALS; POLLUTION; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; ZINC;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; METAL; NICKEL; ZINC;

FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; EVALUATION; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MOROCCO; POLLUTION; PREDICTION; RIVER; SEDIMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS; MOROCCO; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AFRICA; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 70450252407     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0620-z     Document Type: Article

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