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Analysis of Trace Elements and Ions in Ambient Fine Particulate Matter at Three Elementary Schools in Ohio

Kuruvilla John Department of Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Saritha Karnae Department of Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, USA
,
Kevin Crist Air Quality Center, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA
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Myoungwoo Kim Air Quality Center, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA
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Amol Kulkarni KBR (Halliburton), Houston, TX, USA
Pages 394-406 | Published online: 24 Jan 2012

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