Time-resolved number concentrations and size distribution of aerosol particles in an urban road tunnel

Boreal Environment Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 262-272

  Salma, Imre ^a   Borsós, Tibor ^a   Aalto, Pasi ^b   Kulmala, Markku ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 80051516019     PISSN: 12396095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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