Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the urban atmosphere of Nepal: Distribution, sources, seasonal trends, and cancer risk.

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• Publication year

  2018

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  Science of the Total Environment

• Publication date

  2018-03-15

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.329PMID 29054643
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