Evaluation of surface water quality and heavy metal indices of Ismailia Canal, Nile River, Egypt

Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 225-233

  Goher, Mohamed E ^a   Hassan, Ali M ^b   Abdel Moniem, Ibrahim A ^b   Fahmy, Ayman H ^b   El Sayed, Seliem M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

^b AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Ismailia Canal; Metal index; Pollution index; Water quality index

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927603470     PISSN: 16874285     EISSN: 20903278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejar.2014.09.001     Document Type: Article

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