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Original Articles

Environmental Informatics for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management: Advances, Challenges, and Perspectives

Jia-Wei Lu School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Ni-Bin Chang Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
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Li Liao School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Pages 1557-1656 | Published online: 12 Jul 2013

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