Spatial variation of chemical constituents from the burning of commonly used biomass fuels in rural areas of the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP), India

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 71, Issue , 2013, Pages 158-169

  Saud, T ^a,b   Saxena, M ^a   Singh, D P ^b   Saraswati, ^a   Dahiya, Manisha ^c   Sharma, S K ^a   Datta, A ^a,d   Gadi, Ranu ^b   Mandal, T K ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass fuel burning; Chemical constituents; Emission factor (EF); Indo Gangetic Plain; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS FUELS; CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS; EMISSION FACTORS; INDO-GANGETIC PLAINS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIOMASS; RURAL AREAS;

FUELS;

BIOFUEL; CHLORIDE; ORGANIC CARBON; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS BURNING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL AREA; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EUCALYPTUS; INDIA; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MUSTARD; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PIGEONPEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

GANGETIC PLAIN; INDIA;

EID: 84874755931     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.01.053     Document Type: Article

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