Emissions estimates of PAH from biomass fuels used in rural sector of Indo-Gangetic Plains of India

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 68, Issue , 2013, Pages 120-126

  Singh, D P ^a   Gadi, Ranu ^a   Mandal, T K ^b   Saud, T ^b   Saxena, M ^b   Sharma, S K ^b  

^a GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass fuels; Budget estimates; Emission factors; Gaseous phase PAH; Indo Gangetic Plains; Particulate phase PAH

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS FUELS; BUDGET ESTIMATES; EMISSION FACTORS; GASEOUS PHASE; INDO-GANGETIC PLAINS;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; ANTHRACENE; BIOMASS; ESTIMATION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

FUELS;

ANTHRACENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BIOFUEL; CHRYSENE; FLUORANTHENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CARCINOGEN; CROP RESIDUE; EMISSION INVENTORY; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RURAL AREA;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; CROP; GAS; HOUSEHOLD; INDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; WOOD;

ANTHRACENES; BIOMASS; ESTIMATION; FUELS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

BIHAR; DELHI; GANGETIC PLAIN; HARYANA; INDIA; PUNJAB [INDIA]; UTTAR PRADESH; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 84871529307     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.11.042     Document Type: Article

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