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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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