Examining the variations of ground level ozone and nitrogen dioxide in a rural area influenced by brick kiln industries

Indian Journal of Science and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 900-903

  Elampari, K ^a   Chithambarathanu, T ^a   Krishna Sharma, R ^a  

^a S T HINDU COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass; Brick kilns; Diurnal variation; Ground level ozone; Ozone precursor; Photochemical reaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864562336     PISSN: 09746846     EISSN: 09745645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2010/v3i8/29906     Document Type: Article

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