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I acknowledge informative discussions with G. Dunbar and R. McKay, and thank D. Lowe, P. Pliscoff, W. Henriquez and I. Jara for their comments on the manuscript.
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Newnham, R.M. Black carbon attribution. Nature 612, E18–E19 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05518-y
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