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Research question 2 of the ‘Metals’ programme (see Section I.1) concerns the simulation of metal flows and stocks in models. As shown in Part II, a number of models have been developed to address the various aspects of the societal and environmental metabolism, the environmental risks and the management of metals. Although these models are all different, the modelling techniques they use and the modelling issues that play a role are general issues, and decisions about these issues need to be made for every model. This section treats a number of such general modelling issues.
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Bouman, M. (2000). General modelling issues for economic and substance flow models. In: van der Voet, E., Guinée, J.B., de Haes, H.A.U. (eds) Heavy Metals: A Problem Solved?. Environment & Policy, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9610-7_3
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