Household Hazardous Waste: Handling, Precaution and Hazard Reduction
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Measuring Hazardous Waste Reduction
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عنوان ژورنال: Egyptian Journal of Chemistry
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['0449-2285', '2357-0245']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21608/ejchem.2022.110445.5024