Chemical properties of emission from biomass fuels used in the rural sector of the western region of India

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 99, Issue , 2014, Pages 411-424

  Sen, Avirup ^a   Mandal, T K ^a   Sharma, S K ^a   Saxena, Mohit ^a   Gupta, N C ^b   Gautam, R ^a   Gupta, Anita ^a   Gill, Tanvi ^b   Rani, Shalu ^b   Saud, T ^a   Singh, D P ^b   Gadi, Ranu ^c  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INDIRA GANDHI DELHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass burning; Emission factor; Organic and elemental carbon; Particulate matter; Trace gases; Water soluble ionic species

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS-BURNING; EMISSION FACTORS; ORGANIC AND ELEMENTAL CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRACE-GASES; WATER-SOLUBLE IONIC SPECIES;

AMMONIA; ANION; BIOFUEL; CARBON; CATION; ION; NITRATE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS BURNING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EMISSION INVENTORY; PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL ATMOSPHERE; TRACE GAS;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; DILUTION; INDIA; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RURAL AREA; SIMULATION; WOOD;

INDIA;

EID: 84908006118     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.09.012     Document Type: Article

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