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Marginal abatement cost curve for nitrogen oxides incorporating controls, renewable electricity, energy efficiency, and fuel switching

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Pages 1115-1125 | Received 21 Mar 2017, Accepted 12 Jun 2017, Published online: 07 Sep 2017

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