Anthropogenic contributions to heavy metal distributions in the surface and sub-surface sediments of the northern coast of Sfax, Tunisia

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 613-626

  Serbaji, M M ^a   Azri, C ^b   Medhioub, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b Faculté des Sciences de Sfax   (Tunisia)

^c University of Sfax   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Chemometric methods; Heavy metals; Sediments; Sfax coast; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; COASTAL SEDIMENT; GEOACCUMULATION INDEX; GIS; HEAVY METAL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

SFAX [TUNISIA]; TUNISIA;

EID: 84863891400     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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