Vertical gradients of pollutant concentrations and deposition fluxes on a tall limestone building

Journal of the American Institute for Conservation

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 187-210

  Etyemezian, Vicken ^a   Davidson, Cliff I ^a   Finger, Susan ^a   Striegel, Mary F ^a   Barabas, Noemi ^a   Chow, Judith C ^a  

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EID: 0013455820     PISSN: 01971360     EISSN: 19452330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/019713698806082895     Document Type: Article

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