PRESENT ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Volume 20, Issue no.1/ 2026

Authors :

Liliana Dragoi (Oniu) 1* , Pavel Ichim 1 , Marius-Mihai Cazacu 2

1 Doctoral School of Geosciences, Faculty of Geography and Geology, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania; 

2 Department of Physics, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania

E-mail : * Corresponding author:  liliana.dragoi@student.uaic.ro

https://doi.org/10.47743/pesd2026201023

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