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https://doi.org/10.5194/ar-2-235-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/ar-2-235-2024
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22 Jul 2024
Research article |  | 22 Jul 2024

Vertical concentrations gradients and transport of airborne microplastics in wind tunnel experiments

Eike Maximilian Esders, Christoph Georgi, Wolfgang Babel, Andreas Held, and Christoph Karl Thomas

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