Introducing an Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management System: Assessment in Jordan
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Sustainable Development
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1913-9071,1913-9063
DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v9n2p43