Spatial distribution of contaminants in sediments of two rivers crossing Tangier (northern Morocco)

Environmental Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-164

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b ABDELMALEK ESSAADI UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Metals; Morocco; Pollution; Quality standard; Sediment

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEXANE; LEAD; METALS; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; ZINC;

HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES; METAL CONTENT; METAL POLLUTION; N-HEXANE; ORGANIC COMPONENTS; ORGANIC MATTER; QUALITY STANDARD; REGULATORY GUIDELINES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TOTAL NITROGEN;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; HEXANE; LEAD; NICKEL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; ZINC;

AGGLOMERATION; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT; PARTICLE SIZE; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

MOROCCO; TANGER-TETOUAN; TANGIER;

EID: 77649302453     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330903397763     Document Type: Article

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