Chemical speciation of respirable suspended particulate matter during a major firework festival in India

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 184, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 321-330

  Sarkar, Sayantan ^a   Khillare, Pandit S ^a   Jyethi, Darpa S ^a   Hasan, Amreen ^a   Parween, Musarrat ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbonaceous aerosol; Diwali; Fireworks; India; Metals; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

Indexed keywords

CARBONACEOUS AEROSOL; DIWALI; FIREWORKS; INDIA; POLYCYCLIC AROMATICS;

ALUMINUM; AROMATIZATION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BARIUM; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SODIUM;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ALUMINUM; BARIUM; CALCIUM; CARBON; CHLORINE; ELEMENTAL CARBON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; STRONTIUM; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FESTIVAL; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH RISK; ORGANIC CARBON; PAH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESPIRATION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); STANDARD (REGULATION); SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TRACER; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRANSFORMATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; HEALTH HAZARD; INDIA; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; INDIA; INHALATION EXPOSURE;

INDIA;

EID: 77957886579     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.08.039     Document Type: Article

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