Chemical speciation of aerosols and air quality degradation during the festival of lights (Diwali)

Atmospheric Pollution Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 92-99

  Pervez, Shamsh ^a   Chakrabarty, Rajan K ^b   Dewangan, Shippi ^a   Watson, John G ^c   Chow, Judith C ^c   Matawle, Jeevan Lal ^a  

^a PT RAVISHANKAR SHUKLA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambient PM2.5; Carbonaceous aerosols; Fireworks; Metallic elements; Source signature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960354637     PISSN: 13091042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apr.2015.09.002     Document Type: Article

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