Nitrogen dioxide and household fuel use in the Pakistan

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 409, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 357-363

  Colbeck, Ian ^a   Nasir, Zaheer Ahmad ^a   Ali, Zulfiqar ^b   Ahmad, Shakil ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biomass; Natural gas; Nitrogen dioxide; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOMASS FUELS; FUEL SELECTION; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; HOUSEHOLD FUELS; LIVING ROOM; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDES; PAKISTAN; RURAL HOUSEHOLDS; RURAL SITE; SAMPLING CAMPAIGNS; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN SITE; URBAN-HOUSEHOLD;

AIR POLLUTION; BIOMASS; FUELS; GASES; HEALTH RISKS; KITCHENS; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN OXIDES; POPULATION STATISTICS;

NITROGEN;

BIOFUEL; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS POWER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; INDOOR AIR; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GAS; HEALTH HAZARD; KITCHEN; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BIOFUELS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PAKISTAN; SEASONS;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 78649721114     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.09.037     Document Type: Article

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