PCB peaks in the Arctic
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Record high peaks in PCB concentrations in the Arctic atmosphere due to long-range transport of biomass burning emissions S. Eckhardt, K. Breivik, S. Manø, and A. Stohl Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway University of Oslo, Department for Chemistry, Oslo, Norway Received: 5 April 2007 – Accepted: 27 April 2007 – Published: 10 May 2007 Correspondence to: S. Eckhardt ([email protected])
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تاریخ انتشار 2007