Biomass fuel burning and its implications: Deforestation and greenhouse gases emissions in Pakistan

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 158, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2490-2495

  Tahir, S N A ^a   Rafique, M ^b   Alaamer, A S ^c  

^a Fisheries Department Pakistan   (Pakistan)

^b Punjab Forest Department   (Pakistan)

^c AL IMAM MOHAMMAD IBN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY IMSIU   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Biomass burning; Brick kilns; Deforestation; Greenhouse gas emission

Indexed keywords

BRICK; BRICKMAKING; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEFORESTATION; FORESTRY; KILNS;

BIOMASS FUELS; BIOMASS-BURNING; BRICK KILNS; COMBINED CO; FOREST HABITATS; GREENHOUSE GASES EMISSIONS; PAKISTAN; WOOD CONSUMPTION;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PAKISTAN;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; PAKISTAN;

EID: 77956206867     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.03.017     Document Type: Article

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