Characteristics of atmospheric trace gases, particulate matter, and heavy metal pollution in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-109

  Salam, Abdus ^a   Hossain, Tofazzal ^a   Siddique, M N A ^a   Shafiqul Alam, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Heavy metals; Particulate matter; Trace gases

Indexed keywords

EID: 73449105864     PISSN: 18739318     EISSN: 18739326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11869-008-0017-8     Document Type: Article

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