Ecological risk assessment and spatial distribution of some heavy metals in surface sediments of New Valley, Western Desert, Egypt
The southern New Valley consists of three main oases, Farafra, Dakhla and Kharga Oases in the Western Desert, Egypt. Sediment samples collected, from land (24) and in ponds (23), from the three oases were used to evaluate the potential ecological risk and spatial distribution of Zn, Cu, Pb and Cd, a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-03-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687428516300863 |