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... region ) ; and the third , the im- provement of water resources management . By 1990 72 per cent of the theoretically allowable maximum volume of groundwater was being mined . It is a curious and disturbing fact that , having drawn near ...
... region ) ; and the third , the im- provement of water resources management . By 1990 72 per cent of the theoretically allowable maximum volume of groundwater was being mined . It is a curious and disturbing fact that , having drawn near ...
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... region - which , it seems , is becoming an exporter of electricity to the industrial regions of the south - east . Many large dams have been built or are under consideration in this region : Tucurui , Balbina , Samuel , Cachoeira ...
... region - which , it seems , is becoming an exporter of electricity to the industrial regions of the south - east . Many large dams have been built or are under consideration in this region : Tucurui , Balbina , Samuel , Cachoeira ...
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... region . The Bayano Corporation not only determined policy for the region around the lake , but was itself actively engaged in a number of enterprises . " After providing much information not cited in this review , Wali concludes ...
... region . The Bayano Corporation not only determined policy for the region around the lake , but was itself actively engaged in a number of enterprises . " After providing much information not cited in this review , Wali concludes ...
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