Emissions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the atmosphere: An indian perspective

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1145-1168

  Singh, D P ^a   Gadi, Ranu ^a   Mandal, T K ^b  

^a GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Air quality standards; Biomass fuels; Emission factors; Pah diagnostic ratio; Pahs; Toxic equivalency factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957968820     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2010.512258     Document Type: Article

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