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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-17115-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-17115-2021
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25 Nov 2021
Research article |  | 25 Nov 2021

Changes in PM2.5 concentrations and their sources in the US from 1990 to 2010

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Significant reductions in pollutant emissions took place in the US from 1990 to 2010. The reductions in sulfur dioxide emissions from electric-generating units have dominated the reductions in fine particle mass. The reductions in transportation emissions have led to a 30 % reduction of elemental concentrations and of organic particulate matter by a factor of 3. On the other hand, changes in biomass burning and biogenic secondary organic aerosol have been modest.
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