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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-12199-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-12199-2013
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17 Dec 2013
Research article |  | 17 Dec 2013

Physical–chemical characterisation of the particulate matter inside two road tunnels in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area

J. Brito, L. V. Rizzo, P. Herckes, P. C. Vasconcellos, S. E. S. Caumo, A. Fornaro, R. Y. Ynoue, P. Artaxo, and M. F. Andrade

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