Toxic trace elements and organic compounds in the ambient air of Kabul, Afghanistan

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 225-237

  Di Lella, Luigi Antonello ^a   Loppi, Stefano ^a   Protano, Giuseppe ^a   Riccobono, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chlorinated organic compounds; Heavy elements; Kabul; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Tree bark

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SULFUR; TOXIC MATERIALS;

CHLORINATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; HEAVY ELEMENTS; KABUL; TREE BARK;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; FOSSIL FUEL; FURAN DERIVATIVE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PAH; TRACE ELEMENT;

AFGHANISTAN; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WOOD;

AFGHANISTAN; ASIA; EURASIA; KABUL [AFGHANISTAN]; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 29144483960     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.09.052     Document Type: Article

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