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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-817-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-817-2025
Research article
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13 Feb 2025
Research article |  | 13 Feb 2025

Performance evaluation of Atmotube PRO sensors for air quality measurements in an urban location

Aishah I. Shittu, Kirsty J. Pringle, Stephen R. Arnold, Richard J. Pope, Ailish M. Graham, Carly Reddington, Richard Rigby, and James B. McQuaid

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The study highlighted the performance of Atmotube PRO sensor particulate matter (PM) data. The...
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