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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-3123-2021
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Research article
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02 Mar 2021
Research article |
| 02 Mar 2021
| 02 Mar 2021
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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