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Biomass Energy Production: Modest Results But Public Health Improved

Bio/Technology volume 1, pages 342–343 (1983)Cite this article

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  1. Myrna Watanabe, Ph.D., is a biologist who has conducted research in China under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences.

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