The 2016 Al-Mishraq sulphur plant fire: Source and health risk area estimation

@article{Bjornham2016The2A,
  title={The 2016 Al-Mishraq sulphur plant fire: Source and health risk area estimation},
  author={Oscar Bjornham and Haakansson Eva Grahn and Pontus von Schoenberg and Annica Waleij and Birgitta Liljedahl and Niklas Brannstrom},
  journal={Atmospheric Environment},
  year={2016},
  volume={169},
  pages={287-296}
}
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