Characterization and morphological analysis of airborne PM2.5 and PM10 in Agra located in north central India

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 3621-3630

  Pipal, Atar Singh ^a   Kulshrestha, Aditi ^b   Taneja, Ajay ^a,b  

^a DR B R AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Crustal elements; Particulate concentration; Particulate morphology; SEM EDS

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL INDIA; CRUSTAL ELEMENTS; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETERS; MAIN GROUP; MASS CONCENTRATION; MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE AIR POLLUTION; PARTICULATE CONCENTRATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PARTICULATE MORPHOLOGY; POLLUTED AREA; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; POTENTIAL SOURCES; SEM MICROGRAPHS; SEM-EDS; SIZE RANGES; SOIL DUST; TARBALLS; TRANSPORT OF POLLUTANTS;

AIR QUALITY; ALUMINOSILICATES; ALUMINUM; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CALCIUM; FLY ASH; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; POLLUTION; QUARTZ; ROADSIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM;

SILICON;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM SILICATE; CALCIUM; CARBON; COBALT; IRON; MAGNESIUM; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM; SULFUR; TAR;

AEROSOL; ALUMINUM; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CORRELATION; FLY ASH; IRON; MORPHOLOGY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; RURAL AREA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM; SOOT;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUST; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETRY; FLY ASH; HIGHWAY; INDIA; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOOT; SPECTROMETRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

AGRA; INDIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 79956025343     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.03.062     Document Type: Article

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