Assessment and management of heavy metal pollution in the marine environment of the Arabian Gulf: A review

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-13

  Naser, Humood A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Arabian Gulf; Metal management; Metal pollution

Indexed keywords

ARABIAN GULF; COASTAL MODIFICATIONS; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES; METAL POLLUTION;

DESALINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEAVY METALS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; MARINE BIOLOGY; MARINE POLLUTION; OILS AND FATS; POLLUTION; SEWAGE; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; WATER FILTRATION;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

HEAVY METAL;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOACCUMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEAVY METAL; MARINE POLLUTION; MARINE SEDIMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DESALINATION; DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD INTAKE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; REVIEW; SAFETY; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIAN OCEAN; METALS, HEAVY; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF;

EID: 84879879172     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.04.030     Document Type: Review

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