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Termite Mound Soils for Sustainable Production of Bricks

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|Jun 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2021-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2083-831X | Journal ISSN: 0137-6365
Language: English
Page range: 142 - 154
Submitted on: Oct 22, 2020
Accepted on: Mar 9, 2021
Published on: Jun 30, 2021
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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