title: A comparative study of heavy metal concentrations in surficial sediments from coastal areas of Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Rashida
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Qari
authors.forename: Sardar Alam
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: Naureen Aziz
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Qureshi
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D005843:Geography; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis*; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis*; D010154:Pakistan; D012621:Seasons; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D019216:Metals, Heavy