Distribution and immobilization of heavy metals in pliocene aquifer sediments in Wadi El Natrun depression, western desert

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 4, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 1019-1039

  El Kashouty, Mohamed ^a   El Sabbagh, Abdelmoteleb ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b National Water Research Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Granulometric analysis; Heavy metals; Organic matter; Pliocene aquifer sediments; Sequential extraction procedures; Wadi El Natrun

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928238252     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-011-0358-8     Document Type: Article

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