Characteristics of the air pollution in the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh in winter

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1991-2005

  Azad, A K ^a   Kitada, T ^a  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Dhaka; Measurement; Nitrogen dioxide developing country; Simulation; Sulfur dioxide

Indexed keywords

BRICK; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ESTIMATION; GAS EMISSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; RIVERS; ROADS AND STREETS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

BANGLADESH; DHAKA; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; WINTER;

AIR POLLUTION;

NITRIC ACID; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; URBAN ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BANGLADESH; CITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; INDUSTRY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WINTER;

BANGLADESH, DHAKA;

EID: 0032103898     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(97)00508-6     Document Type: Article

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