Assessment of heavy metal contents in the ambient air of the Coimbatore city, Tamilnadu, India

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 160, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 548-553

  Vijayanand, C ^a   Rajaguru, P ^b   Kalaiselvi, K ^a   Selvam, K Panneer ^c   Palanivel, M ^a  

^a PSG COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE   (India)

^b BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Dr GR Damodaran College of Science   (India)

Author keywords

Ambient air; Coimbatore; Heavy metal; Pollution; Suspended particulate matter

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; HEAVY METALS; IRON; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; METALS; NICKEL ALLOYS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SELF PHASE MODULATION; STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL; ZINC;

AMBIENT AIR; AMBIENT AIR QUALITIES; AMBIENT AIRS; ATMOSPHERIC AIRS; AVERAGE CONCENTRATIONS; COIMBATORE; HEAVY METAL CONTENTS; HEAVY METALS CONTENTS; HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS; PERMISSIBLE LIMITS; SAMPLING STATIONS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS;

POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; URBANIZATION;

AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; FOUNDRY; INDIA; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TRAFFIC; URBANIZATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMIDITY; INDIA; METALS, HEAVY; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

ASIA; COIMBATORE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 54549097133     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.03.071     Document Type: Article

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