The laws, policies, and politics of regulating lead pollution in China

Frontiers of Law in China

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 186-207

  Zhu, Xiao ^a   Moser, Adam ^b  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b VERMONT LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 84924498057     PISSN: 16733428     EISSN: 16733541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3868/s050-003-014-0012-4     Document Type: Article

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