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Integrating Environmental Impact Assessment within Kuwait Master Plans as a Tool for Human and Ecological Risk Control

Ali Mohamed Al-Damkhi Department of Environmental Sciences—College of Health Sciences, Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET), State of Kuwait
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Ali Mohamed Khuraibet Department of Environmental Sciences—College of Health Sciences, Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET), State of Kuwait
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Faten Abdul-Hameed Al-Attar Department of Environmental Sciences—College of Health Sciences, Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET), State of Kuwait
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Sabah Ahmed Abdul-Wahab Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman
Pages 1070-1085 | Received 08 Feb 2008, Accepted 18 Feb 2008, Published online: 10 Oct 2008

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