Forensic characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and hopanes in aerosols from peninsular Malaysia

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 240-252

  Bahry, Pourya Shahpoury ^a   Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi ^a   Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom Bin ^a   Abdullah, Dzulkefly Kuang ^a   Sakari, Mahyar ^a   Chandru, Kuhan ^a   Shahbazi, Azadeh ^a  

^a Putra Malaysia University   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biomass burning; Crankcase oil; Diagnostic ratios; Street dust; Vehicular emission

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349416919     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: 15275930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15275920903140387     Document Type: Article

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