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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-1795-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-1795-2015
Research article
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19 Feb 2015
Research article |  | 19 Feb 2015

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, and chlorinated pesticides in background air in central Europe – investigating parameters affecting wet scavenging of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

P. Shahpoury, G. Lammel, A. Holubová Šmejkalová, J. Klánová, P. Přibylová, and M. Váňa

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