Characteristics and sources of carbonaceous aerosols in PM2.5 during wintertime in Agra, India

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 977-991

  Pachauri, Tripti ^a   Satsangi, Aparna ^a   Singla, Vyoma ^a   Lakhani, Anita ^a   Maharaj Kumari, K ^a  

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Elemental carbon; Organic carbon; PM2.5; SEM EDX; SOC

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; BIOMASS BURNING EMISSIONS; ELEMENTAL CARBON; NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; SECONDARY ORGANIC CARBON; SEM/EDX; SOC; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGGLOMERATION; CARBON; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC CARBON; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); POLLUTANT SOURCE; RURAL AREA; TRAFFIC EMISSION; WINTER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGRA; INDIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 84875912929     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2012.10.0263     Document Type: Article

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