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Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Biogas Production from Cerathophyllum demersum, Fucus vesiculosus and Ulva intestinalis in Latvian Conditions Cover

Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Biogas Production from Cerathophyllum demersum, Fucus vesiculosus and Ulva intestinalis in Latvian Conditions

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|Nov 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2019-0067 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8837 | Journal ISSN: 1691-5208
Language: English
Page range: 258 - 271
Published on: Nov 18, 2019
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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