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Original Research Articles

Characteristics and emission budget of carbonaceous species from post-harvest agricultural-waste burning in source region of the Indo-Gangetic Plain

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Article: 21026 | Received 02 Apr 2013, Accepted 09 Dec 2013, Published online: 24 Jan 2014

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