Temporal variations and spatial distribution of ambient PM2.2 and PM10 concentrations in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 358, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 36-45

  Begum, Bilkis A ^a   Biswas, Swapan K ^a   Hopke, Philip K ^b  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY CENTER   (Bangladesh)

^b Clarkson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Black carbon; Hotspot; Particulate matter; Semi residential area

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; BIOMASS; NATURAL GAS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; ROADWAY SUPPORTS;

BLACK CARBON; HOTSPOT; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEMI-RESIDENTIAL AREA;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

CARBON; FOSSIL FUEL; NATURAL GAS;

AIR QUALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; EXHAUST GAS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BANGLADESH; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICLE SIZE; PUBLIC POLICY; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 33644986717     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.05.031     Document Type: Article

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