Chemical characterization and source apportionment of aerosol at an urban area of Central Delhi, India

Atmospheric Pollution Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 110-121

  Sharma, Sudhir Kumar ^a   Sharma, Ashima ^a   Saxena, Mohit ^a   Choudhary, Nikki ^a   Masiwal, Renu ^a   Mandal, Tuhin Kumar ^a   Sharma, Chhemendra ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Elemental carbon; Organic carbon; PM10; Positive matrix factorization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961620144     PISSN: 13091042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apr.2015.08.002     Document Type: Article

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