Annual air pollution caused by the Hungry Ghost Festival

• Main Authors: Khezri, Bahareh, Chan, Y. Y., Tiong, L. Y. D., Webster, Richard David
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: air pollutant; human activities
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82684; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40293
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Burning of joss paper and incense is still a very common traditional custom in countries with a majority Chinese population. The Hungry Ghost Festival which is celebrated in the 7 month of the Chinese calendar is one of the events where joss paper and incense are burned as offerings. This study inve...