Deterioration of air quality across Sweden due to transboundary agricultural burning emissions

Boreal Environment Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-36

  Targino, Admir C ^a   Krecl, Patricia ^b   Johansson, Christer ^b   Swietlicki, Erik ^c   Massling, Andreas ^d   Coraiola, Guilherme C ^a   Lihavainen, Heikki ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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EID: 84872290356     PISSN: 12396095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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