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10 Feb 2014
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| 10 Feb 2014
Globalization of agricultural pollution due to international trade
C. O'Bannon
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
J. Carr
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
D. A. Seekell
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
P. D'Odorico
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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