Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in aquatic environment at El Menofiya governorate, Egypt

Journal of Applied Sciences Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-21

  Nasr, I N ^a   Arief, M H ^b   Abdel Aleem, A H ^c   Malhat, F M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Egypt)

^b BENHA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egypt; Enrichment; Fish; PAHs; Sediments; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953497706     PISSN: 1816157X     EISSN: 1819544X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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