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Mass concentration and ion composition of coarse and fine particles in an urban area in Beirut: effect of calcium carbonate on the absorption of nitric and sulfuric acids and the depletion of chloride
H. Kouyoumdjian
Department of Chemistry, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
N. A. Saliba
Department of Chemistry, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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