Eco-design of food packaging materials

Environmentally Compatible Food Packaging

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 238-262

  Lewis, H ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84902569148     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845694784.2.238     Document Type: Chapter

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