Air quality of Kalyani township (Nadia, West Bengal) and its impact on surrounding Vegetation

Indian Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 71-76

  Samal, Alok Chandra ^a   Santra, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI   (India)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Suspended particulate matter Sulphur dioxide nitrogen oxides

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INDIA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT LEAF; SEASON; TIME; TREE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CHLOROPHYLL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDIA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT LEAVES; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; TREES;

EID: 0042737719     PISSN: 0367827X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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