Attitudes and Household Characteristics Influencing Solid Waste Generation: A Household Garbage Analysis
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عنوان ژورنال: Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0899-367X
DOI: 10.1017/s0899367x00000258