Characterization of major pollution events (dust, haze, and two festival events) at Agra, India

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 5737-5752

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

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Dust; Elemental carbon; Haze; Organic carbon; Pollution events; SEM EDX

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; METAL; NITRATE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMBUSTION; DUST; HAZE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; PARTICULATE MATTER; WIND;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CHLORINE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; METALS; NITRATES; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFATES; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WIND;

AGRA; INDIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 84880643777     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1584-2     Document Type: Article

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