Impact of sewage and mining activities on distribution of heavy metals in the water-soil-vegetation system

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1285-1296

  Semhi, K ^a,b   Al Abri, R ^c   Al Khanbashi, S ^c  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b Ministry of Regional Municipality and Environmental and Water Resources ^*  (France)

^c Ministry of Regional Municipalities   (Oman)

Author keywords

Arid; Arsenic; Batina; Mining; Sediments; Sohar; Standard

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; GROUNDWATER; LEAD; MANGANESE; MINING; PLANTS (BOTANY); RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; STANDARDS; ZINC SULFIDE;

ARID; BATINA; DEEP GROUNDWATERS; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; MINING ACTIVITIES; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION PROCEDURE; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; SOHAR;

SEWAGE;

BIOACCUMULATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEAVY METAL; MINING; MOBILITY; PHYTOTOXICITY; SAMPLING; SEWAGE; SOIL POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

OMAN; SHAMAL AL BATINAH; SOHAR;

EID: 84902386271     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-013-0369-y     Document Type: Article

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