Air quality status during diwali festival of India: A case study

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 376-379

  Rao, Padma S ^a   Gajghate, D G ^a   Gavane, A G ^a   Suryawanshi, P ^a   Chauhan, C ^a   Mishra, S ^a   Gupta, N ^a   Rao, C V C ^a   Wate, S R ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Ambient aerosol; Crackers; Diwali; Ions

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AEROSOLS; CRACKERS; DIWALI; IONIC CONCENTRATIONS; STUDY AREAS;

AIR QUALITY; NITROGEN OXIDES; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

IONS;

ION;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; LEISURE; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOLIDAYS; INDIA; IONS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 84864580228     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-012-0669-9     Document Type: Article

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