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Garcilazo-Lopez, A.; Lizarzaburu-Aguinaga, D.A.; Ramos Farroñán, E.V.; Jurado, C.D.V.; Cabrera Carranza, C.F.; Jave Nakayo, J.L. Correction: Garcilazo-Lopez et al. The Circular Economy as an Environmental Mitigation Strategy: Systematic and Bibliometric Analysis of Global Trends and Cross-Sectoral Approaches. Environments 2026, 13, 48. Environments 2026, 13, 152. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments13030152
Garcilazo-Lopez A, Lizarzaburu-Aguinaga DA, Ramos Farroñán EV, Jurado CDV, Cabrera Carranza CF, Jave Nakayo JL. Correction: Garcilazo-Lopez et al. The Circular Economy as an Environmental Mitigation Strategy: Systematic and Bibliometric Analysis of Global Trends and Cross-Sectoral Approaches. Environments 2026, 13, 48. Environments. 2026; 13(3):152. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments13030152
Chicago/Turabian StyleGarcilazo-Lopez, Aldo, Danny Alonso Lizarzaburu-Aguinaga, Emma Verónica Ramos Farroñán, Carlos Del Valle Jurado, Carlos Francisco Cabrera Carranza, and Jorge Leonardo Jave Nakayo. 2026. "Correction: Garcilazo-Lopez et al. The Circular Economy as an Environmental Mitigation Strategy: Systematic and Bibliometric Analysis of Global Trends and Cross-Sectoral Approaches. Environments 2026, 13, 48" Environments 13, no. 3: 152. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments13030152
APA StyleGarcilazo-Lopez, A., Lizarzaburu-Aguinaga, D. A., Ramos Farroñán, E. V., Jurado, C. D. V., Cabrera Carranza, C. F., & Jave Nakayo, J. L. (2026). Correction: Garcilazo-Lopez et al. The Circular Economy as an Environmental Mitigation Strategy: Systematic and Bibliometric Analysis of Global Trends and Cross-Sectoral Approaches. Environments 2026, 13, 48. Environments, 13(3), 152. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments13030152

