Scanning the horizon for nascent environmental hazards
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The need for environmental horizon scanning.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: National Science Review
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2053-714X,2095-5138
DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwu034