Assessing of metals and metalloids in surface sediments along the gulf of Aqaba Coast, Northwestern Saudi Arabia

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 163-176

  Batayneh, Awni T ^a   Ghrefat, Habes ^b   Zumlot, Taisir ^b   Elawadi, Eslam ^b   Mogren, Saad ^b   Zaman, Haider ^c   Al Taani, Ahmed A ^d   Nazzal, Yousef ^b   Elwahaidi, Mahmoud ^b  

^a JOUF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c TAIBAH UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

contamination assessment; enrichment factor; geoaccumulation index; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GEOACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTANT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TRACE ELEMENT; URBANIZATION;

GULF OF AQABA; INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

EID: 84937000147     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-13-00143.1     Document Type: Article

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