Sources: Environmental Issues, Global Perspectives
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Some Global Environmental Issues of Public Concern
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Reference & User Services Quarterly
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1094-9054
DOI: 10.5860/rusq.50n3.298.2