The effect of long-term soil irrigation by wastewater on organic matter, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and heavy metals evolution: Case study of Zaouit Sousse (Tunisia)

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 4337-4346

  Samia, Khadhar ^a   Abdelkarim, Charef ^a   Yassin, Hidri ^a   Teruo, Higashi ^b  

^a University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Humic substances; PAHs; Soil; Wastewater irrigation periods

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; PAH; PERMEABILITY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

TUNISIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84885914350     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-012-0666-7     Document Type: Article

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