Hydrogen fluoride damage to vegetation from peri-urban brick kilns in Asia: a growing but unrecognised problem

The report examines the environmental and economic effects of hydrogen fluoride (HF) emissions from peri-urban brick kilns in Peshawar, Pakistan. It specifically assesses HF concentrations near Bull’s Trench kilns, the resulting visible injuries to fruit trees, the correlation between these injuries and foliar fluoride levels, and the level of awareness and economic impact among local farmers.

• The study aims to evaluate the presence of hydrogen fluoride (HF) near brick kilns and its relationship to visible injuries on fruit trees, specifically checking if such injuries correlate with elevated foliar fluoride concentrations.
• The research assesses the awareness of local farmers regarding HF damage and the subsequent severity of the impact on their livelihoods.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2012). Hydrogen fluoride damage to vegetation from peri-urban brick kilns in Asia: a growing but unrecognised problem. https://www.sei.org/publications/hydrogen-fluoride-damage-to-vegetation-from-peri-urban-brick-kilns-in-asia-a-growing-but-unrecognised-problem/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Hydrogen fluoride damage to vegetation from peri-urban brick kilns in Asia: a growing but unrecognised problem. 2012. https://www.sei.org/publications/hydrogen-fluoride-damage-to-vegetation-from-peri-urban-brick-kilns-in-asia-a-growing-but-unrecognised-problem/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2012hydrogen, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Hydrogen fluoride damage to vegetation from peri-urban brick kilns in Asia: a growing but unrecognised problem}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2012}, month = mar, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/hydrogen-fluoride-damage-to-vegetation-from-peri-urban-brick-kilns-in-asia-a-growing-but-unrecognised-problem/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }