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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