Spatial and temporal assessment of gaseous pollutants in the highveld of south Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages

  Lourens, Alexandra S ^a   Beukes, Johan P ^a   Van Zyl, Pieter G ^a   Fourie, Gerhardus D ^b   Burger, Johanna W ^b   Pienaar, Jacobus J ^a   Read, Colin E ^a   Jordaan, Johan H ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SASOL TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD   (South Africa)

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EID: 84925644223     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19967489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajs.v107i1/2.269     Document Type: Article

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