Regulation of air pollution from wood-burning stoves

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Regulation of air pollution from wood-burning stoves. / Bjørner, Thomas B.; Brandt, Jørgen; Gårn Hansen, Lars; Källstrøm, Marianne Nygaard.

In: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol. 62, No. 8, 2019, p. 1287-1305.

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Harvard

Bjørner, TB, Brandt, J, Gårn Hansen, L & Källstrøm, MN 2019, 'Regulation of air pollution from wood-burning stoves', Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, vol. 62, no. 8, pp. 1287-1305. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2018.1495065

APA

Bjørner, T. B., Brandt, J., Gårn Hansen, L., & Källstrøm, M. N. (2019). Regulation of air pollution from wood-burning stoves. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 62(8), 1287-1305. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2018.1495065

Vancouver

Bjørner TB, Brandt J, Gårn Hansen L, Källstrøm MN. Regulation of air pollution from wood-burning stoves. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 2019;62(8):1287-1305. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2018.1495065

Author

Bjørner, Thomas B. ; Brandt, Jørgen ; Gårn Hansen, Lars ; Källstrøm, Marianne Nygaard. / Regulation of air pollution from wood-burning stoves. In: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 2019 ; Vol. 62, No. 8. pp. 1287-1305.

Bibtex

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