D1STlunUTION OF SOME TRACE METALS IN TilE MBOiTF.RRANEAN WATERS OFF TIIB NILE DF.LTA.

D1STlunUTION OF SOME TRACE METALS

IN TilE MBOiTF.RRANEAN WATERS

OFF TIIB NILE DF.LTA.

NAIM M. DOWIDAR AND FATMA EL-NADY
Department of Oceanography, faculty of Science, Alexandria Unlverlty, Egypt.
A DSTRACT
37 water samples were collected frG~ the
Mediterranean waters off the Egyptian coast and
analysed for dissolved (Jess than 0.450 WM) and
particulate trace metals, As, Cd. Co, fe and MIl.
On the Whole, the total concentrations of these
Metals In the stUdy area were of comptrable ~gnftu6t
with their levels fn other Mediterranean region:.