Globalization of agricultural pollution due to international trade

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 503-510

  O'Bannon, C ^a   Carr, J ^a   Seekell, D A ^a   D'Odorico, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 84893866635     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-18-503-2014     Document Type: Article

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