Metal pollution in surface sediments of Abu-Qir Bay and Eastern Harbour of Alexandria, Egypt

Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-12

  Abdel Ghani, S ^a   El Zokm, G ^a   Shobier, A ^a   Othman, T ^a   Shreadah, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Abu Qir Bay; Eastern Harbour; Major constituents; Surface sediments; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905215490     PISSN: 16874285     EISSN: 20903278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejar.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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