Assessment of the trace elements level in urban atmospheric particulate matter and source apportionment in Islamabad, Pakistan

Atmospheric Pollution Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-45

  Shah, Munir H ^a   Shaheen, Nazia ^a   Nazir, Rashida ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Particulate matter; PCA; Source apportionment; Trace elements; Urban atmosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871842651     PISSN: 13091042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5094/APR.2012.003     Document Type: Article

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