Managing legacy waste in the presence of cultural heritage at Wilkes Station, East Antarctica

Polar Record

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 151-159

  Camenzuli, Danielle ^a   Fryirs, Kirstie A ^a   Gore, Damian B ^a   Freidman, Benjamin L ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The University of Melbourne   (Australia)

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EID: 84923609608     PISSN: 00322474     EISSN: 14753057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0032247413000740     Document Type: Article

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