Emissions and accumulation of metals in the atmosphere due to crackers and sparkles during Diwali festival in India

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 27, 2004, Pages 4421-4425

  Kulshrestha, U C ^a   Nageswara Rao, T ^a   Azhaguvel, S ^a   Kulshrestha, M J ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Emission; Festival; Fireworks; Metals

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

FESTIVALS; FIREWORKS; METAL POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; BARIUM; BISMUTH; CALCIUM; COPPER; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; METAL; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; STRONTIUM; VANADIUM;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BURNING; FESTIVAL; HEAVY METAL; SULFUR EMISSION;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 3242668096     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.05.044     Document Type: Article

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