Articles | Volume 24, issue 18
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10475-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10475-2024
Measurement report
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19 Sep 2024
Measurement report |  | 19 Sep 2024

Measurement report: Source attribution and estimation of black carbon levels in an urban hotspot of the central Po Valley – an integrated approach combining high-resolution dispersion modelling and micro-aethalometers

Giorgio Veratti, Alessandro Bigi, Michele Stortini, Sergio Teggi, and Grazia Ghermandi

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