Assessment of the physicochemical parameters and heavy metals toxicity: Application to groundwater quality in unconsolidated shallow aquifer system

Research Journal of Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 169-183

  Batayneh, Awni ^a   Ghrefat, Habes ^a   Zaman, Haider ^a   Mogren, Saad ^a   Zumlot, Taisser ^a   Elawadi, Eslam ^a   Laboun, Abdulaziz ^a   Qaisy, Saleh ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Groundwater quality; Heavy metals physicochemical parameters; Human health

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; GROUND WATER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; METALLOID; PROTON; SURFACE WATER; ZINC;

ALKALINITY; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SAUDI ARABIA; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 84870172418     PISSN: 18193420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjet.2012.169.183     Document Type: Article

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