Brick kiln exhaust as a source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the surrounding soil and plants: A case study from the city of Peshawar, Pakistan

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 13-19

  Jan, F Akbar ^a   Khan, Sabir ^c   Ishaq, M ^b   Naeem, M ^a   Ahmad, I ^b   Hussain, Sajjad ^d  

^a ABDUL WALI KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brick kiln exhaust; Pollution; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; PAH; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

KHYBER-PAKHTUNKHWA; PAKISTAN; PESHAWAR;

EID: 84891558415     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-013-0901-x     Document Type: Article

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