Characterisation of PM10, PM2.5 and benzene soluble organic fraction of particulate matter in an urban area of Kolkata, India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 115, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 205-222

  Gupta, A K ^a   Nag, Subhankar ^a   Mukhopadhyay, U K ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b West Bengal Pollution Control Board   (India)

Author keywords

BSOF; Meteorology; PM10; PM2.5; Poly aromatic hydrocarbon; Urban area

Indexed keywords

BENZENE SOLUBLE ORGANIC FRACTION; POLY AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; WIND SPEED;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BENZENE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; WIND;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

BENZENE; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; PAH; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLER; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXTRACTION; FILTER; HUMIDITY; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INHALATION; METEOROLOGY; PAPER; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA; VELOCITY; VOLUMETRY; WIND; WINTER;

AIR; BENZENE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SOLUBILITY; URBANIZATION;

ASIA; CALCUTTA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 33745944915     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-6550-8     Document Type: Article

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