Risks from an “unknown” technology: How lowans perceive agricultural sludge

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 37-42

  Rodriguez, Lulu ^a   Peterson, Jane W ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84864279371     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: 19401892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00958969909601876     Document Type: Article

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