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Assimilative capacity — the key to sustainable use of the planet

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Cairns Jr., J. Assimilative capacity — the key to sustainable use of the planet. Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery 6, 259–263 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009902127556

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