PRESENT ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Volume 19, Issue no.2/ 2025

Authors :

Alina-Mihaela CEOROMILA 1* , Maricica STOICA 2 , Mariana-Carmelia BALANICA DRAGOMIR 1*

1 Applied Sciences Department, Cross-border Faculty, „Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Romania

2 Life Sciences Department, Cross-border Faculty, „Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Romania

E-mail : * Corresponding author: Alina.Cantaragiu@ugal.ro; Carmelia.Dragomir@ugal.ro

https://doi.org/10.47743/pesd2025192018

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