Students' understanding of the greenhouse effect, the societal consequences of reducing CO2 emissions and the problem of ozone layer depletion

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1096-1111

  Andersson, Björn ^a   Wallin, Anita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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EID: 0042223806     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2736(200012)37:10<1096::AID-TEA4>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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