The discoloration of the Taj Mahal due to particulate carbon and dust deposition

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 808-812

  Bergin, M H ^a,b   Tripathi, S N ^c   Jai Devi, J ^a,b   Gupta, T ^c   Mckenzie, M ^b   Rana, K S ^d   Shafer, M M ^e   Villalobos, Ana M ^e   Schauer, J J ^e  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^d Archaelogical Survey of India (Science Branch)   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CARBON; DEPOSITION; DISCOLORATION; DUST; LIGHT; MARBLE; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

ABSORBING PARTICLES; AMBIENT PARTICULATE MATTER; CARBONACEOUS COMPONENTS; CARBONACEOUS PARTICLES; PARTICULATE CARBON; SPECIFIC COMPONENT; SURFACE DISCOLORATION; SURFACE REFLECTANCE;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

BLACK CARBON; FOSSIL FUEL; ORGANIC CARBON; AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; CARBON; DUST; PARTICULATE MATTER; SOOT;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COLOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; ESTIMATION METHOD; POLLUTION EFFECT; URBAN AREA;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; DRY DEPOSITION; DUST; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; COLOR; INDIA; SOOT; SURFACE PROPERTY;

AGRA; INDIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON; COLOR; DUST; FOSSIL FUELS; INDIA; PARTICULATE MATTER; SOOT; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84921802318     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es504005q     Document Type: Article

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