Passive samplers for NOx monitoring: A critical review

Environmentalist

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-136

  Varshney, C K ^a   Singh, Abhai Pratap ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Air pollution monitoring; Nitrogen dioxide; Passive samplers; Validation

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SAMPLING;

INDIA;

EID: 0041350471     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024883620408     Document Type: Review

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