Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon pollutants in the Asian Atmosphere during 2001 to 2009

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 207-215

  Fang, Guor Cheng ^a   Huang, Jun Han ^a   Huang, Yi Liang ^a  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 77956847326     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: 15275930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15275922.2010.495934     Document Type: Article

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