PM10 in the ambient air of Chandrapur coal mine and its comparison with other environments

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1117-1128

  George, K V ^a   Patil, D D ^a   Alappat, B J ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Chandrapur; Delhi; Ghugus; Mining environment; PM10; Urban air quality

Indexed keywords

CHANDRAPUR; DELHI; GHUGUS; MINING ENVIRONMENTS; PM10; URBAN AIR QUALITY;

AIR CLEANERS; CENTRIFUGATION; COAL MINES; MINE DUST;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COAL MINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; COAL MINING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INDIA; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRABLE DUST SAMPLER; SAMPLER; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; URBAN AREA; AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICLE SIZE; STATISTICS;

CHANDRAPUR; DELHI; INDIA; MAHARASHTRA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; COAL MINING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874400737     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2619-8     Document Type: Article

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