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Particles size distribution of aerosols and associated metals, and source estimation in Delhi, India [1]

Human exposure to particulate matter (PM) was determined in Urban Environment of Delhi, India. Samples were collected using eight stages impactor (Marple Cascade Impactor) at five sites during August to October 2011. Three samples were collected from each site; samples were analyzed in eight size ranges gravimetrically and chemically (for metals). Maximum (985 μg m-3) exposure to PM was in Okhala an industrial site and minimum (404 μg m-3) in Jawaharlal Nehru University, an educational Institute.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2012
Rajesh Kushwaha [2], Arun Srivastava [3], Himanshu Lal & et al [4]
Sustainable Environment Research [5]
22
5
317-325
Tags:
Aerosols [6], Delhi [7], Urban Air Quality [8], Air Pollution [9], RSPM (PM 10) [10], PM 2.5 [11], Heavy Metals [12], Vehicular Pollution [13], Health Effects [14], Cancer [15], Heart Diseases [16], Respiratory Diseases [17]
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