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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-3123-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-3123-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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Biodegradation by bacteria in clouds: an underestimated sink for some organics in the atmospheric multiphase system
Amina Khaled
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de
Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Minghui Zhang
Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de
Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Pierre Amato
Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de
Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Anne-Marie Delort
Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de
Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Barbara Ervens
Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de
Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Impact of bacterial biodegradation in fog on formaldehyde and hydroxymethanesulfonate (HMS) concentrations T. Cao et al.
- The contribution of antimicrobials and antimicrobial resistance to climate change and a possible way to reverse it whilst still offering high quality healthcare—a conceptual analysis J. Sams-Dodd & F. Sams-Dodd
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- High number concentrations of transparent exopolymer particles in ambient aerosol particles and cloud water – a case study at the tropical Atlantic Ocean M. van Pinxteren et al.
- Bacteria in clouds biodegrade atmospheric formic and acetic acids L. Nuñez López et al.
- Measurement report: Bio-physicochemistry of tropical clouds at Maïdo (Réunion, Indian Ocean): overview of results from the BIO-MAÏDO campaign M. Leriche et al.
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- Stochastic microbial dispersal drives local extinction and global diversity M. Garrido Zornoza et al.
- Contribution of fluorescent primary biological aerosol particles to low-level Arctic cloud residuals G. Pereira Freitas et al.
- Clouds influence the functioning of airborne microorganisms R. Péguilhan et al.
- Extreme smells—microbial production of volatile organic compounds at the limits of life M. Salinas-García et al.
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