Impact of transport and industrial emissions on the ambient air quality of Lahore City, Pakistan

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 171, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 353-363

  Ali, Mahboob ^b   Athar, Makshoof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Air pollution; CO; NO2; Noise level; O3; PM 10; SO2; TSP

Indexed keywords

CO; NO2; NOISE LEVELS; O3; PM 10; SO2; TSP;

CARBON MONOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LEAD; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; POLLUTION; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY;

CARBON MONOXIDE; LEAD; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MITIGATION; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NOISE POLLUTION; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION MONITORING; STANDARD (REGULATION); SULFUR DIOXIDE; URBAN POLLUTION;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; INDUSTRIAL AREA; PAKISTAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LEAD; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NOISE, TRANSPORTATION; OZONE; PAKISTAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

LAHORE; PAKISTAN; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN];

EID: 78149413423     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1283-0     Document Type: Article

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