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Research Article

Dispersion of SO2 emissions in a gas refinery by AERMOD modeling and human health risk: a case study in the Middle East

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Pages 1227-1240 | Received 13 Aug 2022, Accepted 28 Dec 2022, Published online: 22 Jan 2023

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