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Water conservation, scarcity, provision, water-energy nexus, reuse

Water for fighting large structural and industry fires: a South African study

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Pages 1506-1516 | Received 02 Jul 2021, Accepted 02 Mar 2022, Published online: 18 Mar 2022

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