Rate of deposition and quality of sedimentation dust in Al Ain and Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1033-1039

  Ghrefat, Habes A ^a   Howari, Fares M ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ABU DHABI UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Deposition; Dust; Enrichment factor; Metal

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; METAL; MINERAL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENTATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ABU DHABI [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; AL AIN; RAS AL KHAYMAH [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 84874946196     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-011-0420-6     Document Type: Article

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