Distribution and environmental geochemistry of some heavy metals in stream sediments of Wadi Allaqi, South Eastern Desert of Egypt

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1325-1332

  Emam, A ^a   Saad Eldin, M ^a  

^a ASWAN UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Enrichment ratio; Geoaccumulation index; Heavy metals; Load pollution index; Stream sediments; Wadi Allaqi

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOACCUMULATION; GRAIN SIZE; HEAVY METAL; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EGYPT; WADI AL ALLAQI;

EID: 84877021232     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-011-0437-x     Document Type: Article

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