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

Authors: A.P. Sathe, A. Vinod Kumar, V.N. Sastry, T.M. Krishnamoorthy

Addresses: Environmental Assessment Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India. ' Environmental Assessment Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India. ' Environmental Assessment Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India. ' Environmental Assessment Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India

Abstract: Formaldehyde was measured in rainwater samples collected at a residential area of Trombay, Mumbai (a coastal site in India). A mean concentration of 2.1 µmo1/1 and a range of 0.4-11.0 µmol/l were observed. The mean formaldehyde concentration in rainwater has increased from 1.2 µmol/l in 1979 by a factor of about two at this site.

Keywords: coastal site; formaldehyde; India; rainwater.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2001.004833

International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 2001 Vol.15 No.4, pp.426 - 432

Published online: 07 Jul 2004 *

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