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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A
Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
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PIXE analysis of PM2.5 and PM2.5–10 for air quality assessment of Islamabad, Pakistan: Application of chemometrics for source identification

Shahida Waheed Chemistry Division, Directorate of Science, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Muhammad Z. Jaafar Centre for Chemometrics, School of Chemistry, Bristol University, Bristol, UK
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Naila Siddique Chemistry Division, Directorate of Science, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Andreas Markwitz Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited, National Isotope Centre, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
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Richard G. Brereton Centre for Chemometrics, School of Chemistry, Bristol University, Bristol, UK
Pages 2016-2027 | Received 14 Feb 2012, Published online: 07 Aug 2012

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