Understanding sources of airborne water soluble metals in Lahore, Pakistan

Kuwait Journal of Science and Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 1 A, 2009, Pages 43-62

  Quraishi, Tauseef A ^a   Schauer, James J ^b   Zhang, Yuanxun ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ICP OES; Lahore; NEQS; PM10; Water soluble metals

Indexed keywords

EID: 75249093393     PISSN: 10248684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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