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Making process-based knowledge useable at the operational level: a framework for modelling diffuse pollution from agricultural land. / Heathwaite, A. L.
In: Environmental Modelling and Software, Vol. 18, No. 8-9, 10.2003, p. 753-760.

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Heathwaite, AL 2003, 'Making process-based knowledge useable at the operational level: a framework for modelling diffuse pollution from agricultural land', Environmental Modelling and Software, vol. 18, no. 8-9, pp. 753-760. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1364-8152(03)00077-X

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Heathwaite, A. L. (2003). Making process-based knowledge useable at the operational level: a framework for modelling diffuse pollution from agricultural land. Environmental Modelling and Software, 18(8-9), 753-760. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1364-8152(03)00077-X

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Heathwaite AL. Making process-based knowledge useable at the operational level: a framework for modelling diffuse pollution from agricultural land. Environmental Modelling and Software. 2003 Oct;18(8-9):753-760. doi: 10.1016/S1364-8152(03)00077-X

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Heathwaite, A. L. / Making process-based knowledge useable at the operational level : a framework for modelling diffuse pollution from agricultural land. In: Environmental Modelling and Software. 2003 ; Vol. 18, No. 8-9. pp. 753-760.

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