Study of air-soil exchange of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the north-central part of India - A semi arid region

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 172-180

  Masih, Amit ^a   Masih, Jamson ^b   Taneja, Ajay ^c  

^a St Andrew's College India   (India)

^b WILSON COLLEGE   (India)

^c Dr BRA University   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACENAPHTHYLENE; ANTHRACENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BENZO(B)FLUORANTHENE; BENZO(G,H,I)PERYLENE; CHRYSENE; FLUORANTHENE; NAPHTHALENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; INDIA; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL AIR EXCHANGE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; INDIA; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SEASONS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84855374209     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: 14640333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c1em10567a     Document Type: Article

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