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DesalinationEnvironmental impact assessmentEnvironmental scienceRenewable energyGreenhouse gasEnvironmental engineeringEnvironmental protectionEngineeringEcology
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- 2005
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- article
- Volume
- 185
- Issue
- 1-3
- Pages
- 57-70
- Citations
- 168
- Access
- Closed
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G.L. Meerganz von Medeazza
(2005).
“Direct” and socially-induced environmental impacts of desalination.
Desalination
, 185
(1-3)
, 57-70.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2005.03.071
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- DOI
- 10.1016/j.desal.2005.03.071