Characterisation of particulate matter for toxic metals in ambient air of Kochi City, India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 102, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 119-129

  Gajghate, D G ^a   Bhanarkar, A D ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

AAS analysis; Air pollution; Lead; RSPM; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COAL; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DIESEL FUELS; LEAD; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRABLE SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER (RSPM); SEASONAL VARIATIONS; TOXIC METALS;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

COAL; DIESEL FUEL; GASOLINE; LEAD; METAL DERIVATIVE;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; INDIA; METEOROLOGY; MOTOR VEHICLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WINTER; WOOD;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOSSIL FUELS; INDIA; METALS, HEAVY; PARTICLE SIZE; POWER PLANTS; SEASONS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; KOCHI; SHIKOKU; WORLD;

EID: 15544388067     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-4535-7     Document Type: Article

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