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Title
Environmental pollution in Africa
Authors
Keywords
Africa, Air pollution, Heavy metals, Water quality, Soil pollution, Mining
Journal
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages 41-73
Publisher
Springer Nature
Online
2017-01-09
DOI
10.1007/s10668-016-9894-4
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