A Life-Cycle Inventory Model of Municipal Solid Waste Combustion
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1096-2247,2162-2906
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2000.10464135