Developing an appropriate contaminated land regime in China: Lessons learned from the US and UK

Developing an Appropriate Contaminated Land Regime in China: Lessons Learned from the US and UK

Volumn 9783642316159, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-298

  Zhao, Xiaobo ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-31615-9     Document Type: Book

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