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Atmosphere

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The atmosphere is the receiver of many by-products of our society, such us products of combustion of fossil fuels and industrial manufacturing. The studies on chemical pathways of trace atmospheric species are often complexes since the life cycles of such species are linked to an elaborate system of chemical and physical processes. The components of air which are essential to analysis, i.e. gaseous constituents and aerosols, are briefly reviewed.

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  1. Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes-CNR, Venice, 30123, Italy

    Andrea Gambaro, Elena Gregoris & Carlo Barbante

  2. Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics-University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Venice, 30123, Italy

    Andrea Gambaro, Elena Gregoris & Carlo Barbante

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  1. Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, University Ca' Foscari of Venice, Venice, Italy

    Ligia Maria Moretto

  2. Institute of Chemistry, Universitat Graz, Graz, Austria

    Kurt Kalcher

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Gambaro, A., Gregoris, E., Barbante, C. (2014). Atmosphere. In: Moretto, L., Kalcher, K. (eds) Environmental Analysis by Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0676-5_4

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