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Determination of Heavy Metals in Sediments and Gardon (Rutilus rutilus) of the Sikkak Dam, Northwest Algeria

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Heavy metals are considered to be point or nonpoint pollutant sources of dams, lakes, seas, and rivers. In general, heavy metals originate from terrestrial flows, atmospheric deposition and waste water discharge in water ecosystems

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Derrag, Z., Dali Youcef, N. (2018). Determination of Heavy Metals in Sediments and Gardon (Rutilus rutilus) of the Sikkak Dam, Northwest Algeria. In: Kallel, A., Ksibi, M., Ben Dhia, H., Khélifi, N. (eds) Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions. EMCEI 2017. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70548-4_160

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