Comparative Assessment of Ambient Air Quality of Major Cities of Pakistan

MAPAN - 2020
Amtul Bari Tabinda1, Haider Ali1, Abdullah Yasar1, Rizwan Rasheed1, Adeel Mahmood2, Anum Iqbal1
1Sustainable Development Study Centre, Government College Uniersity, Lahore, Pakistan
2Government College Women University, Sialkot, Pakistan

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