Determination of total suspended particles and the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons concentrations in air of selected locations at Kirkuk, Iraq

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 335-343

  Al Dabbas, Moutaz A ^a   Ali, Lamyaa Abdulameer ^b   Afaj, Adnan H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

^b MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Aromatic hydrocarbons; Iraq; Kirkuk; Suspended particles

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST STORM; PAH; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

IRAQ; KIRKUK; TAMIM;

EID: 84921367997     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-013-1229-2     Document Type: Article

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