The potential contribution of organic salts to new particle growth

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2949-2957

  Barsanti, K C ^a   McMurry, P H ^b   Smith, J N ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

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EID: 67650347522     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-2949-2009     Document Type: Article

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