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Co-edited by international earthworm expert Clive A. Edwards,
Vermiculture Technology: Earthworms, Organic Wastes, and
Environmental Management is the first international, comprehensive,
and definitive work on how earthworms and microorganisms interact
to break down organic wastes on a commercial basis. Many books
cover the importance of composting for reducing the amount of
organic wastes in landfills. This reference focuses on innovative
vermiculture technology that turns organic waste into a value-added
environmentally friendly products that can improve soil fertility
and productivity on a large scale. Chronicles more than two decades
of growth and changes in earthworm composting technologyBased on
the work of an outstanding international cast of scientists, the
book explores the dramatic growth and changes in vermiculture
technology since 1988 and assesses advances made in
government-funded projects in the United States and United Kingdom.
The contributors discuss outdoor and indoor windrows, container
systems, wedge systems, and low labor-requirement, fully-automated
continuous flow vermicomposting reactor systems that can process
more than 1000 tons of organic wastes per reactor per annum. They
also highlight the science and biology behind the use and efficacy
of vermicomposting, examine its importance to developing countries,
and detail the technology of the past, present, and future.
Although the development of a range of vermicomposting technologies
has been rapid and the spread of vermicomposting dramatic, the
scientific literature remains scattered throughout a range of
journals, newsletters, and online resources. As a compilation of
information designed specifically to have an extended shelf life,
this volume chronicles how vermiculture can be brought into full
commercial and industrial development and find application in
integrated waste management systems.
This 4th edition updates the latest research on earthworms. More
than 3,000 species of earthworm exist in the world. They are
considered to be an important ally in advancing environmental and
biomedical research. Earthworms play an important role in forest or
agricultural ecosystems and play an increasing role in biomedical
issues. Earthworms are critical to the environment because they
consume huge quantities of decomposed litter, manure, and other
organic matter deposited on soil -- helping to convert it into rich
topsoil Earthworms can also help reduce soil compaction, improve
permeability--thus providing channels for root growth, water
infiltration, and gas exchange. Earthworms are also important
animals for the assessment of the toxicity of chemicals, such as
herbicides and pesticides, which are deliberately released into the
environment. Earthworms are superb barometers' or sentinels'
providing an early warning of deterioration in soil quality.
Professor Peterson examines these questions in relation to Hitler's
government with its reputedly unlimited internal power; he traces
the flow of power throughout the Nazi state from 1933 to 1945, from
Hitler to his ministers to provincial governments. Through a
detailed analysis of the province of Bavaria the author shows that
Hitler did not have the absolute power often assumed; that power in
a totalitarian state is far more complex than many historians have
conjectured; that Hitler dealt with a vast bureaucratic structure
complicated by constant internecine fighting, and that only rarely
did he command complete obedience. Originally published in 1969.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand
technology to again make available previously out-of-print books
from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press.
These editions preserve the original texts of these important books
while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.
The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase
access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of
books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in
1905.
Professor Peterson examines these questions in relation to Hitler's
government with its reputedly unlimited internal power; he traces
the flow of power throughout the Nazi state from 1933 to 1945, from
Hitler to his ministers to provincial governments. Through a
detailed analysis of the province of Bavaria the author shows that
Hitler did not have the absolute power often assumed; that power in
a totalitarian state is far more complex than many historians have
conjectured; that Hitler dealt with a vast bureaucratic structure
complicated by constant internecine fighting, and that only rarely
did he command complete obedience. Originally published in 1969.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand
technology to again make available previously out-of-print books
from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press.
These editions preserve the original texts of these important books
while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.
The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase
access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of
books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in
1905.
The Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative and International
Law, 1600-1926, brings together foreign, comparative, and
international titles in a single resource. Its International Law
component features works of some of the great legal theorists,
including Gentili, Grotius, Selden, Zouche, Pufendorf,
Bijnkershoek, Wolff, Vattel, Martens, Mackintosh, Wheaton, among
others. The materials in this archive are drawn from three
world-class American law libraries: the Yale Law Library, the
George Washington University Law Library, and the Columbia Law
Library.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.+++++++++++++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping
to insure edition identification: +++++++++++++++Yale Law
LibraryLP3Y039040018850101The Making of Modern Law: Foreign,
Comparative, and International Law, 1600-1926"Containing the
statutes appertaining down to the year 1885" Third prelim. leaf
numbered p. 4.Toronto, Canada; Edinburgh, Scotland: Carswell &
Co., 1885x, 7-512 p. fold. form. 22 cmCanadaUnited Kingdom
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
Hold on and get ready. for the thriller that will knock your block
off! There's no place like hell in this evil vs. evil encounter!
This one of a kind story takes place, starting in the year. 1930.
The two main characters, (Aurthormatous and Airimous), Are angels.
Aurthormatous (The angel of protection) is sent down to earth, born
into human flesh, to stop The Anti-Christ from succeeding in his
plans to attack heaven with hell's army and merge it with Lucifer's
kingdom. Airimous (The Anti-Christ. A.K.A: The Devil's Angel) is
sent from hell to Earth so that he can, one day, take over heaven
when it's his time to rule. One catch interferes with their plans,
temporarily. Both Aurthormatous and Airimous have to be born of
human flesh and grow into their powers in order to survive more
than 72 hours on Earth. Join these two, goreified and Anxious,
angels on their quest as they accidentally grow up friends. not
knowing that their destiny was to kill each other.
The Olympic games is a striking testimony to the influence which
ancient Greece still exercises over the modern world, and to the
important place which athletics occupied in the life of the Greeks.
Other nations may have given equal attention to the physical
education of the young; other nations may have been equally fond of
sport; other nations may have produced individual athletes,
individual performances equal or superior to those of the Greeks,
but nowhere can we find any parallel to the athletic ideal
expressed in the art and literature of Greece, or to the
extraordinary vitality of her athletic festivals. The growth of
this ideal, and the history of the athletic festivals, are the
subject of this book.
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