Assessment of urban air pollution and it's probable health impact

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 913-920

  Barman, S C ^a   Kumar, N ^b   Singh, R ^a   Kisku, G C ^a   Khan, A H ^a   Kidwai, M M ^a   Murthy, R C ^a   Negi, M P S ^c   Pandey, P ^a   Verma, A K ^a   Jain, G ^a   Bhargava, S K ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

^c CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Air quality index; Health risk; Metals

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXHAUST EMISSION; HEALTH RISK; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

INDIA; LUCKNOW; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 79851483550     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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