Natural particulate air pollution in 2003 in Niamey (Niger), estimated from horizontal visibility data;Estimation de la pollution particulaire naturelle de l'air en 2003 à Niamey (Niger) à partir de données de visibilité horizontale

Environnement, Risques et Sante

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-49

  Ozer, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Air pollutants, environmental; Dust; Environmental monitoring; Minerals; Niger; Particle size; Public health

Indexed keywords

MINERAL;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIRPORT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; EUROPE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; LITERATURE; MINERAL DUST; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NIGER; PARTICULATE MATTER; SUSPENSION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 14144253361     PISSN: 16350421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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