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Environmental Issues

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Over the past few decades, the public awareness of environmental issues has played a dramatic role in shaping environmental law.

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Free, M.L. (2022). Environmental Issues. In: Hydrometallurgy. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88087-3_9

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