Hydroxyl radicals maintain the self-cleansing capacity of the troposphere
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Hydroxyl radicals maintain the self-cleansing capacity of the troposphere J. Lelieveld, F. J. Dentener, W. Peters, and M. C. Krol Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, D-55020 Mainz, Germany Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, TP280, I-21020 Ispra (Va), Italy National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305, USA Utrecht University, Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, P.O. Box 80005, NL-3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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