Municipal solid waste and dung cake burning: discoloring the Taj Mahal and human health impacts in Agra
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Health Challenges of Human Resources in Municipal Solid Waste Management
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Research Letters
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1748-9326
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/10/104009