Trace element composition of PM2.5 and PM10 from kolkata–a heavily polluted indian metropolis

Atmospheric Pollution Research

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 742-750

  Das, Reshmi ^a   Khezri, Bahareh ^b   Srivastava, Bijayen ^c   Datta, Subhajit ^d   Sikdar, Pradip K ^c   Webster, Richard D ^b   Wang, Xianfeng ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT   (India)

^d SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Enrichment factor; Excess cancer risk; Factor analysis; Heavy metals; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940189347     PISSN: 13091042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5094/APR.2015.083     Document Type: Article

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