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Comparative analysis of emissions and diffusion of air PAHs at a coastal arid site (Patagonia, Argentina)

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Ares, J., Zavatti, J. Comparative analysis of emissions and diffusion of air PAHs at a coastal arid site (Patagonia, Argentina). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 50, 333–339 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00197191

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