Study of temporal variation in ambient air quality during Diwali festival in India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 169, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 1-13

  Singh, D P ^a   Gadi, Ranu ^a   Mandal, T K ^b   Dixit, C K ^b   Singh, Khem ^b   Saud, T ^b   Singh, Nahar ^b   Gupta, Prabhat K ^b  

^a GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Diwali; Fireworks; Foggy day; Meteorological parameters; Mixing height

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVES; MIXING; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLLUTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; DIWALI; FIREWORKS; FOGGY DAY; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MIXING HEIGHT;

AIR QUALITY;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDIA; LEISURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; STATISTICS; TIME; WEATHER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; INDIA; INHALATION EXPOSURE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TIME; WEATHER;

EID: 79952109702     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1145-9     Document Type: Article

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