Formate and acetate in particulate matter and dust pall at Dayalbagh, Agra (India)

Chemosphere

Volumn 36, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 2993-3002

  Khare, Puja ^a   Kumar, N ^a   Satsangi, G S ^a   Kumari, K Maharaj ^a   Srivastava, S S ^a  

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; FORMIC ACID;

ACETATE; DUST; FORMATE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; DRY DEPOSITION; DUST; INDIA; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

INDIA, UTTAR PRADESH, AGRA;

EID: 0032104687     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(97)10096-0     Document Type: Article

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