Chemical composition and association of size-differentiated aerosols at a suburban site in a semi-arid tract of India

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 109-118

  Kulshrestha, U C ^a,b,c   Saxena, A ^a   Kumar, N ^a   Kumari, K M ^a   Srivastava, S S ^a  

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Alkaline; Bimodal; Primary SO4; Suburban

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; FLUORIDE; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFATE;

AEROSOL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; URBAN AREA;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; INDIA;

INDIA, UTTAR PRADESH, AGRA;

AGRA;

EID: 0031891710     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005796400044     Document Type: Article

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