Measurements of formic and acetic acid levels in the vapour phase at Dayalbagh, Agra, India

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 3545-3550

  Kumar, Nandini ^a   Kulshrestha, U C ^a   Khare, P ^a   Saxena, A ^a   Kumari, K M ^a   Srivastava, S S ^a  

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Agra; Formic acid

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; FORMIC ACID;

ACID RAIN; ARTICLE; INDIA; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; NIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; URBAN AREA; VAPOR; WIND; WINTER;

AGRA;

ACETIC ACID; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; PH; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); VAPORS;

FORMIC ACID; INDIA; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; VAPOR PHASE MEASUREMENT;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

ACETIC ACID; DIURNAL VARIATION; FORMIC ACID; MIXING RATIO; SEASONAL VARIATION; VAPOUR PHASE;

INDIA, UTTAR PRADESH, AGRA, DAYALBAGH;

EID: 0030251180     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(96)00042-8     Document Type: Article

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