Temporal variability of MODIS aerosol optical depth and chemical characterization of airborne particulates in Varanasi, India

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1329-1343

  Murari, Vishnu ^a   Kumar, Manish ^a   Barman, S C ^b   Banerjee, T ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical depth; Metal; Organics; Particulate; Varanasi; Water soluble ions

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; IONIC COMPOSITION; MODIS; MONITORING; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRACE METAL;

GANGETIC PLAIN;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; METAL; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASON; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; METALS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 84931029641     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3418-2     Document Type: Article

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