Misattribution of biomass burning sources in PM2.5 (IMAGE)

Osaka Metropolitan University

Misattribution of biomass burning sources in PM2.5

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More levoglucosan (Lev), a key molecular tracer of biomass burning in PM2.5, is released by cooking than agricultural burning.

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Osaka Metropolitan University

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