A preliminary assessment of PM10 and TSP concentrations in Tuticorin, India

Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-102

  Sivaramasundaram, K ^a   Muthusubramanian, P ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

ANOVA; Coal fired power station; Correlation; Frequency distribution; RPM; Seasonal variation; TSP

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; CORRELATION; DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

INDIA; TAMIL NADU; TUTICORIN;

EID: 77951879474     PISSN: 18739318     EISSN: 18739326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11869-009-0055-x     Document Type: Article

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