Measurement of atmospheric dry deposition flux and resultant deposition velocity of inorganic pollutants in the provincial capital of Punjab, Pakistan

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 290-294

  Tahir, S N A ^a,c   Khan, Sahibzad ^b  

^a Directorate General of Local Government and Community Development   (Pakistan)

^b PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT   (Pakistan)

^c Local Gov't Complex   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Deposition velocity; Dry deposition flux; Inorganic pollutants

Indexed keywords

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EID: 57649129125     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: 15275930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15275920802501770     Document Type: Article

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