Sources and characteristics of carbonaceous aerosols at Agra "World heritage site" and Delhi "capital city of India"

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 8678-8691

  Pipal, A S ^a   Tiwari, S ^b   Satsangi, P G ^a   Taneja, Ajay ^c   Bisht, D S ^b   Srivastava, A K ^b   Srivastava, M K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^b Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorological   (India)

^c DR B R AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Black carbon; Carbonaceous aerosols; India; Secondary organic aerosol

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HUMAN ACTIVITY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION CONTROL; RURAL AREA;

INDIA;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PARTICULATE MATTER; SOOT;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; PARTICULATE MATTER; SOOT; UNITED STATES;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SOOT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84903637706     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2768-0     Document Type: Article

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