Indoor NO2 sampling in a large university campus in Benin City, Southern Nigeria, using palmes diffusion tubes

Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-107

  Ukpebor, E E ^a   Sadiku, Y T ^a   Ahonkhai, S I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Cooking fuels; Indoor No2; Nitrogen dioxide; Outdoor No2; Palmes diffusion tubes

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

AFRICA; BENIN [EDO]; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EDO; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 22544446770     PISSN: 00309885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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