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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-12775-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-12775-2024
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19 Nov 2024
Research article |  | 19 Nov 2024

Influence of terrestrial and marine air mass on the constituents and intermixing of bioaerosols over a coastal atmosphere

Qun He, Zhaowen Wang, Houfeng Liu, Pengju Xu, Rongbao Duan, Caihong Xu, Jianmin Chen, and Min Wei

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Coastal environments provide an ideal setting for investigating the intermixing of terrestrial and marine aerosols. Terrestrial air mass constituted a larger number of microbes from anthropogenic and soil emissions, whereas saprophytic and gut microbes were predominant in marine samples. Mixed air masses indicated a fusion of marine and terrestrial aerosols, characterized by alterations in the ratio of pathogenic and saprophytic microbes when compared to either terrestrial or marine samples.
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