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Free journal articles about Water from the Routledge catalogue: CHECK IT OUT BEFORE 22 APRIL (pay-for afterwards)
Go have a peek at: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/access/waterday.pdf
Enjoy!
Cheers,
Ewen
Added by Ewen Le Borgne on April 1, 2010 at 7:22 — No Comments
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