Technological change and pollution abatement in the copper industries of chile and china

Minerals and Energy - Raw Materials Report

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 3-20

  Brundenius, Claes ^a   Göransson, Bo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; MINERALS INDUSTRY; POLLUTION CONTROL; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

CHILE; CHINA;

EID: 0033458922     PISSN: 14041049     EISSN: 16512286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14041049909362525     Document Type: Article

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