Gaseous/particulate bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), seasonal variation in North central part of rural India

Sustainable Cities and Society

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-36

  Masih, Jamson ^a   Singhvi, Raj ^b   Taneja, Ajay ^c   Kumar, Krishan ^d   Masih, Harison ^e  

^a WILSON COLLEGE   (India)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c DR B R AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^e SHIATS   (India)

Author keywords

Gaseous particulate phase; PAHs; Rural India; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861096426     PISSN: 22106707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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