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Parallelism of atmospheric electrical potential and mortality in London air pollution episodes

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Atmospheric electrical potential (E) was evaluated statistically with smoke and sulfur dioxide as a predictor of excess mortality during the London air pollution episodes of the 1950s. E, as a surrogate of respirable aerosols, in combination with SO2 proved to be a better predictor of excess episode mortality than smoke.

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    R. Severs

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Fisher, R., Severs, R. & Hardy, R. Parallelism of atmospheric electrical potential and mortality in London air pollution episodes. Int J Biometeorol 21, 311–318 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01555190

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