The view from afar: satellite-derived estimates of global PM2.5

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Lindsey Konkel. Environ Health Perspect. 2015 Feb.

. 2015 Feb;123(2):A43.

doi: 10.1289/ehp.123-A43.

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Use of satellite observations for long-term exposure assessment of global concentrations of fine particulate matter.
van Donkelaar A, Martin RV, Brauer M, Boys BL. van Donkelaar A, et al. Environ Health Perspect. 2015 Feb;123(2):135-43. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1408646. Epub 2014 Oct 24. Environ Health Perspect. 2015. PMID: 25343779 Free PMC article.

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