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Gallium: Assessing the Long-Term Future Extraction, Supply, Recycling, and Price of Using WORLD7, in Relation to Future Technology Visions in the European Union. 镓：评估与欧盟未来技术愿景相关的长期未来提取、供应、回收和使用WORLD7的价格。

Biophysical economics and sustainability Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-08 DOI: 10.1007/s41247-025-00125-7

Harald Ulrik Sverdrup, Hördur Valdimar Haraldsson

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