Advances in the Separation and Detection of Secondary Organic Aerosol Produced by Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D 5 ) in Laboratory-Generated and Ambient Aerosol
- Award ID(s):
- 2028764
- PAR ID:
- 10497278
- Publisher / Repository:
- American Chemical Society
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- ACS ES&T Air
- Volume:
- 1
- Issue:
- 5
- ISSN:
- 2837-1402
- Format(s):
- Medium: X Size: p. 365-375
- Size(s):
- p. 365-375
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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