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Impact type code J01 is intrinsically ambiguous because does not make clear whether the impact is caused by the presence or by the absence of fire—The only way to disambiguate this item would be to use only its sub-codes (namely, J01.01”burning down,” J01.02 “suppression of natural fires,” J01.03 “lack of fires”); however this does not happen in several SDF’s relating to Sardinian Sites, where code J01 can be found.

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