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Fully integrated approach: an alternative solution of coupling a GIS and diffuse pollution models

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Fully integrated approach: an alternative solution of coupling a GIS and diffuse pollution models. / Liu, S.; Brazier, Richard E.; Heathwaite, Louise.
In: Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering, Vol. 8, No. 4, 08.2014, p. 616-623.

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Liu, S, Brazier, RE & Heathwaite, L 2014, 'Fully integrated approach: an alternative solution of coupling a GIS and diffuse pollution models', Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 616-623. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-013-0589-x

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Liu, S., Brazier, R. E., & Heathwaite, L. (2014). Fully integrated approach: an alternative solution of coupling a GIS and diffuse pollution models. Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering, 8(4), 616-623. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-013-0589-x

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Liu S, Brazier RE, Heathwaite L. Fully integrated approach: an alternative solution of coupling a GIS and diffuse pollution models. Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering. 2014 Aug;8(4):616-623. Epub 2013 Nov 16. doi: 10.1007/s11783-013-0589-x

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Liu, S. ; Brazier, Richard E. ; Heathwaite, Louise. / Fully integrated approach : an alternative solution of coupling a GIS and diffuse pollution models. In: Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering. 2014 ; Vol. 8, No. 4. pp. 616-623.

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