Long-term trend and variability of atmospheric PM10 concentration in the Po Valley

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 4895-4907

  Bigi, A ^a   Ghermandi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

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EID: 84900993141     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-4895-2014     Document Type: Article

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