Assessment of some heavy metals in surface sediments of the Aqaba Gulf, Egypt

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 180, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 229-242

  Youssef, Doaa H ^a   El Said, Ghada F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aqaba Gulf; Egypt; Heavy metals; Pollution assessment; Surface sediments

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS; AQABA GULF; COASTAL AREA; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EGYPT; GEO-ACCUMULATION INDEX; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NATURAL BACKGROUNDS; POLLUTION ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT QUALITY; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; TECHNICAL SUPERVISION; THRESHOLD EFFECT LEVELS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COASTAL ZONES; HEAVY METALS; MANGANESE; METALS; POLLUTION; RATING; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

COPPER;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; MANGANESE; NICKEL; SURFACE WATER; ZINC;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GEOACCUMULATION INDEX; HEAVY METAL; MARINE SEDIMENT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONSENSUS; EGYPT; QUALITY CONTROL; SEDIMENT; STANDARDIZATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EGYPT; GULF OF AQABA; INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

EID: 79961173518     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1784-x     Document Type: Article

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