Hazardous levels of PM2.5 (particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in mean aerodynamic diameter) are emitted during burning of individual fire crackers in India

Sneha Limaye (Pune (Maharashtra), India), Sneha Limaye, Rohan Shah, Dhammasagar Ujagare, Jyoti Londhe, Sapna Madas, Sundeep Salvi

Source: International Congress 2016 – Targeting care, pulmonary rehabilitation, management, and self-management of COPD exacerbations in primary care
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Sneha Limaye (Pune (Maharashtra), India), Sneha Limaye, Rohan Shah, Dhammasagar Ujagare, Jyoti Londhe, Sapna Madas, Sundeep Salvi. Hazardous levels of PM2.5 (particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in mean aerodynamic diameter) are emitted during burning of individual fire crackers in India. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 3953

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