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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-9977-2014
© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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19 Sep 2014
Research article |
| 19 Sep 2014
Source apportionment and seasonal variation of PM2.5 in a Sub-Saharan African city: Nairobi, Kenya
S. M. Gaita
Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, University of Gothenburg, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, University of Gothenburg, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
M. J. Gatari
Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya
J. B. C. Pettersson
Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, University of Gothenburg, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
S. Janhäll
VTI – Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, P.O. Box 8072, 402 78 Gothenburg, Sweden
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