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Vertical Distribution of Major and Trace Elements in a Soil Profile from the Nile Delta, Egypt

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S
Volume 27 (2020): Issue 2 (June 2020)
By: Wael Badawy,  Marina V. Frontasyeva and  Medhat Ibrahim  
Open Access
|Jul 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eces-2020-0018 | Journal eISSN: 2084-4549 | Journal ISSN: 1898-6196
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Language: English
Page range: 281 - 294
Published on: Jul 17, 2020
Published by: Society of Ecological Chemistry and Engineering
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Nile Delta,
INAA,
soil profile,
major and trace element
Related subjects:
Chemistry,
Sustainable and green chemistry,
Engineering,
Electrical engineering,
Energy engineering,
Life sciences,
Ecology

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