NAFTA AND TRANSBOUNDARY ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL HEALTH ISSUES
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0730-7268,1552-8618
DOI: 10.1897/1552-8618(1995)14[361:nateae]2.0.co;2