Benefits for agriculture and the environment from urban waste.

@article{Sortino2014BenefitsFA,
  title={Benefits for agriculture and the environment from urban waste.},
  author={Orazio Sortino and Enzo Montoneri and Cristina Patan{\'e} and Roberta Rosato and Silvia Tabasso and Marco Ginepro},
  journal={The Science of the total environment},
  year={2014},
  volume={487},
  pages={
          443-51
        }
}
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