Fine particles (PM2.5) in ambient air of Lucknow city due to fireworks on Diwali festival

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 625-632

  Barman, S C ^a   Singh, Ramesh ^a   Negi, M P S ^b   Bhargava, S K ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

^b CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Air quality; Diwali festival; Fireworks

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE; NITROGEN OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FESTIVAL; FIRE; HEALTH IMPACT; PARTICLE SIZE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; AIR POLLUTANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; LUCKNOW CITY; SOUTH ASIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; INDIA; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70349560101     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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