Water soluble ionic species in atmospheric aerosols: Concentrations and sources at agra in the indo-gangetic plain (IGP)

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1877-1889

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

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Anions; Back trajectories; Cations; Neutralization

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; BACK TRAJECTORIES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; IONIC CONCENTRATIONS; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; NEUTRALIZATION; TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICLES; WATER-SOLUBLE IONIC SPECIES;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; NEGATIVE IONS; POSITIVE IONS;

CALCIUM;

ACIDITY; AEROSOL; AMMONIUM; ANION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOMASS BURNING; CATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LOW TEMPERATURE; NITRATE; SEASONALITY; SUSPENDED LOAD; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRAJECTORY; WIND VELOCITY;

AGRA; GANGETIC PLAIN; INDIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 84888393420     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2012.08.0227     Document Type: Article

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