Spatial variability of ambient particulate matter around a phosphatic fertilizer plant in India

Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1077-1083

  Sharma, Rajnikant ^a   Pervez, Shamsh ^a  

^a GovtVYTPG Autonomous College Durg   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; INDUSTRIAL PLANT; MONITORING; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 0037002159     PISSN: 00224456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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