Chemical composition of the background aerosol at two sites in southwestern and northwestern China: potential influences of regional transport
By: Wen J. Qu, Xiao Y. Zhang, Richard Arimoto, Dan Wang, Ya Q. Wang, Li W. Yan and Yang Li
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00342.x | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889
Language: English
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Submitted on: Feb 5, 2007
Accepted on: Jan 2, 2008
Published on: Jan 1, 2008
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