The need for an integrated approach to the global challenge of POPs management

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1901-1906

  Weber, Roland ^a,b   Aliyeva, Gulchohra ^a,c   Vijgen, John ^a  

^a International HCH and Pesticides Association   (Denmark)

^b POPs Environmental Consulting   (Germany)

^c ADA UNIVERSITY   (Azerbaijan)

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EID: 84875492747     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1247-8     Document Type: Editorial

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