Air pollution from energy use in a developing country city: The case of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Energy

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 785-794

  Shrestha, Ram M ^a   Malla, Sunil ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENERGY USE PATTERN; POLLUTION SOURCE;

NEPAL, KATHMANDU VALLEY;

CARBON MONOXIDE; COAL GAS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ESTIMATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS FUELS; GASOLINE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; NITROGEN OXIDES; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TRANSPORTATION;

BUSINESS AS USUAL SCENARIO; FUEL USE; FUELWOOD; HOUSEHOLD SECTOR; KATHMANDU VALLEY; POLLUTANT EMISSIONS; SECTORAL ENERGY USE PATTERNS;

AIR POLLUTION;

EID: 0030239502     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(96)00023-0     Document Type: Article

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