Assessing Transboundary Impacts of Energy-Driven Water Footprint on Scarce Water Resources in China: Catchments under Stress and Mitigation Options
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10481337
- Publisher / Repository:
- Environmental Science & Technology
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Environmental Science & Technology
- Volume:
- 57
- Issue:
- 26
- ISSN:
- 0013-936X
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 9639 to 9652
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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