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Waste Management Research in Sri Lanka: Exploring Trends, Identifying Gaps, and Gaining Key Insights Through Bibliometric Analysis

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|Mar 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mdke-2025-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2392-8042 | Journal ISSN: 2286-2668
Language: English
Page range: 20 - 37
Submitted on: Nov 24, 2024
Accepted on: Feb 3, 2025
Published on: Mar 25, 2025
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