Waste Dumps in Latvia: Former Landfilling, Consequences and Possible Recultivation
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عنوان ژورنال: Chemistry Journal of Moldova
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1857-1727,2345-1688
DOI: 10.19261/cjm.2012.07(1).13