Airborne lead and other elements derived from local fires in the Himalayas
Journal Article
·
· Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States)
The combustion of wood and yak dung for heating and cooking in a populated Nepal Himalayan valley contributes significantly to the ambient airborne concentrations of lead, copper, aluminum, magnesium, and elemental and organic carbon. A comparison of the concentrations of these elements in fresh snow with corresponding values in air suggests that the pollution aerosol is confined to the valley, with pristine air aloft.
- Research Organization:
- Carnegie-Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA
- OSTI ID:
- 5675933
- Journal Information:
- Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States), Journal Name: Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States) Vol. 214; ISSN SCIEA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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500200* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AEROSOLS
AGRICULTURAL WASTES
AIR POLLUTION
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
ALUMINIUM
ASIA
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
CARBON
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COLLOIDS
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
COPPER
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISPERSIONS
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
HIMALAYAS
LEAD
MAGNESIUM
MANURES
METALS
MOUNTAINS
NEPAL
NONMETALS
ORGANIC WASTES
OXIDATION
POLLUTION
SNOW
SOLS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
WASTES
WOOD
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AEROSOLS
AGRICULTURAL WASTES
AIR POLLUTION
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
ALUMINIUM
ASIA
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
CARBON
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COLLOIDS
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
COPPER
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISPERSIONS
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
HIMALAYAS
LEAD
MAGNESIUM
MANURES
METALS
MOUNTAINS
NEPAL
NONMETALS
ORGANIC WASTES
OXIDATION
POLLUTION
SNOW
SOLS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
WASTES
WOOD