Bioaccumulation of nutrient and heavy metals by Calotropis procera and Citrullus colocynthis and their potential use as contamination indicators

Scientific Research and Essays

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 966-976

  Al Yemni, Mohammed N ^a   Sher, Hassan ^a   El Sheikh, Mohamed A ^b   Eid, Ebrahem M ^c  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Damanhour University   (Egypt)

^c Kafrelsheikh University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Calotropis procera; Citrullus colocynthis; Heavy metal; Nutrient; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CALOTROPIS; CALOTROPIS PROCERA; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS;

EID: 79952850689     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19922248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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