The state of ambient air quality in Pakistan-a review

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-63

  Colbeck, Ian ^a   Nasir, Zaheer Ahmad ^a   Ali, Zulfiqar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Criteria air pollutants; Pakistan; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GUIDELINE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION GROWTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; URBANIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AIR; AIR POLLUTANT; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PAKISTAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; TIME;

AIR; AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PAKISTAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 73949148025     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-009-0217-2     Document Type: Review

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