Contamination of coastal sediments in El-Hamrawein Harbour, Red Sea, Egypt

Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 210-221

  Madkour, Hashem Abbas ^a   El Taher, A ^b,c   Ahmed, Abu El Hagag N ^d   Mohamed, Ahmed W ^a   El Erin, Taha M ^d  

^a AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

^c QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d Shore Protection Authority   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Coastal sediments; El Hamrawein harbour; Heavy metals; Natural inputs; Red Sea

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARBONATE; COASTAL SEDIMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; GRAIN SIZE; HEAVY METAL; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

EGYPT; HAMRAWEIN HARBOUR; RED SEA [(GVR) EGYPT];

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84859017077     PISSN: 19947887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/iest.2012.210.221     Document Type: Article

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