Variability analysis in PM2.5 monitoring.
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SUBMITTER: Bhardwaj R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6468191 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) are two major air quality monitoring agencies in India that measure the concentration of particulate matter of size up to 2.5 μm (PM2.5). PM2.5 study over southern Asia has significance from the environment and ecosystem viewpoint (Abdullah et al.,2007; Dockery and Stone, 2007). In order to raise alert and controlling of pollutants, not only forecasting but the accuracy of forecasting has attracted ...[more]
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