環境品質:カナダの全国指標の概要

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H Inhaber

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |November 29, 1974
    PubMed
    まとめ

    この研究は,カナダの環境品質指数 (EQI) を導入し,空気,水,土地に分割しています. このインデックスは,環境条件とその変動を全国的に追跡するための方法を提供します.

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