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Persistent Influence of Wildfire Emissions in the Western United States and Characteristics of Aged Biomass Burning Organic Aerosols under Clean Air Conditions

Journal Article · · Environmental Science and Technology
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  1. Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California Davis, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States; Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry Graduate Group, University of California Davis, Davis, California 95616, United States
  2. School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, University of Washington Bothell, Bothell, Washington 98011, United States
  3. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, United States
  4. Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California Davis, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States

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Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0014620; SC0022140
OSTI ID:
1977836
Journal Information:
Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 56, Issue 6; ISSN 0013-936X
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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