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Geochemical Model And Normalization For Heavy Metals In The Bottom Sediments, Dubai, UAE.
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Qatar University
, 1999 , Article)
Dubai creek can be considered as the focal point of Dubai. It has great importance for trading and aesthetic values. Total and leachable heavy metals (Cd, Co, Ni, Pb and Zn), organic carbon and total carbonate were studied ...
Modern and Ancient Sabkha Environments -Boron Isotopes as Discriminators of Facies and Uses in Base Metal Exploration
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Qatar University
, 1999 , Article)
Boron isotopic analyses were performed on samples of stromatolite representative of intertidal conditions within modem and Early Proterozoic sabkhas. The intertidal zone at Al-Khiran in southern Kuwait shows a range of 5^ ...
Palaeozoogeography of Shallow Marine Ostracoda from Holocene Sediments-Southern Iraq
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Qatar University
, 1999 , Article)
The Holocene palaeozoogeography of southern Iraq (Southern Mesopotamian Basin) have been studied according to the distribution of thirteen species of shallow marine ostracoda belonging to twelve genera.
Their distributary ...
Discrimination of Coastal Sediments around Qatar Peninsula, Using Remote Sensing Techniques
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Qatar University
, 1999 , Article)
This paper aims at demonstrating the usedfulness of remote sensing techniques in identifying various types of coastal sediments around Qatar Peninusla. In this respect, Landsat-Thematic mapper (TM) multispectral data provide ...
Chromite Enrichment in the Recent Fluviatile Sediments, North Iraq
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Qatar University
, 1999 , Article)
The Recent sediments from North Iraq are characterized by a higher content of chromite. This paper deals with the mineralogy and geochemistry of chromite in the heavy mineral assemblages from Recent fluvial sediments in ...
The Mineralogy and Chemistry of Urinary Stones from the United Arab Emirates
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Qatar University
, 1999 , Article)
The purpose of this study is to characterize urinary stones from the United Arab Emirates using mineralogical techniques and compare it with stones in nature. Twenty six urinary calculi were subjected to chemical analysis, ...
Lithofacies and depositional environments Of the lower jurassic sediments In central Saudi Arabia
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Qatar University
, 1999 , Article)
The lithofacies, microfacies and sedimentary environments of the surface Lower. Jurassic sediments in central Saudi Arabia are studied. The Lower Jurassic is represented by the marine clastic Marrat Frormation which is ...
Mangrove As A Bioindicator For Environmental Pollution In The Coastal Marine Environments-Review
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Qatar University
, 1999 , Article)
Mangrove stand components have been used widely as bioindicators for different types of environmental pollution including heavy metals, organic pollutants and hydrocarbons as as well as in the detection of ozone depletion ...
Human Resources Development and Institutional Arrangements for Managing Coastal Resources and Environments in the UAE, From Concept to Practice
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Qatar University
, 1999 , Article)
The coastal area of UAE contains some of the world's richest ecosystems including extensive oil reservoirs, coral reefs and mangrove forests. UAE in fact faces an acute shortage of personnel having the necessary knowledge, ...
Gravity investigation for detecting The subsurface basement topography Of the western part of behera Governorate, North Egypt
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Qatar University
, 1999 , Article)
One of the most effective tools for exploration of the subsurface basement topography is the gravity method. The Bouguer gravity map of the western part of Behera Govemorate west of the Nile Delta of Egypt has been analyzed ...