Identification and characterization of trace metals in black solid materials deposited from biomass burning at the cooking stoves in Bangladesh

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1376-1380

  Hasan, Mahmodul ^a   Salam, Abdus ^a   Alam, A M Shafiqul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Biomass burning; Combustion; Cooking stoves; Heavy metals; Indoor air pollution; Mixed biomass; Rice husk coil

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETER; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; BANGLADESH; BIOMASS BURNING; CONCENTRATION OF; COOKING STOVES; COW DUNG; MIXED BIOMASS; RICE HUSK; RICE HUSK COIL; SOLID MATERIAL; SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS; TRACE METAL; TRACE METAL EMISSION;

AIR QUALITY; BIOMASS; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CLEAN ROOMS; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MERCURY (METAL); METALS; POLLUTION; POTASSIUM; STOVES; THERMOCHEMISTRY; TRACE ANALYSIS;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP RESIDUE; EMISSION INVENTORY; HEAVY METAL; INDOOR AIR; TRACE METAL;

EID: 69449093531     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2009.05.023     Document Type: Article

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