Formaldehyde in rainwater at Trombay, Mumbai: a coastal site in India

Authors
Sathe, AP Kumar, AV Sastry, VN Krishnamoorthy, TM
Citation
Ap. Sathe et al., Formaldehyde in rainwater at Trombay, Mumbai: a coastal site in India, INT J ENV P, 15(4), 2001, pp. 426-432
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION
ISSN journal
09574352 → ACNP
Volume
15
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
426 - 432
Database
ISI
SICI code
0957-4352(2001)15:4<426:FIRATM>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Formaldehyde was measured in rainwater samples collected at a residential a rea of Trombay, Mumbai (a coastal site in India). A mean concentration of 2 .1 mu mol/l and a range of 0.4-11.0 mu mol/l were observed. The mean formal dehyde concentration in rainwater has increased from 1.2 mu mol/l in 1979 b y a factor of about two at this site.