International Journal of
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Water Res. Environ. Eng.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6613
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJWREE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 347

Full Length Research Paper

Assessment of soil and water characteristics and land cover changes along the Tigris River in Baghdad

Hanan H. Ali
  • Hanan H. Ali
  • Department of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, USA.
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Jason A. Rosenzweig
  • Jason A. Rosenzweig
  • Department of Biology, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, USA.
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Shishir Shishodia
  • Shishir Shishodia
  • Department of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, USA.
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Daniel Vrinceanu
  • Daniel Vrinceanu
  • Department of Physics, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, USA.
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Balaji Bhaskar Maruthi Sridhar
  • Balaji Bhaskar Maruthi Sridhar
  • Department of Earth and Environment, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA.
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  •  Received: 13 November 2020
  •  Accepted: 19 January 2021
  •  Published: 28 February 2021

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