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    Among the goals of environmentally sound waste treatment is the recycling of organic wastes. The most practiced options are composting and anaerobic digestion, both processes being carried out by microorganisms. This book provides an overview of the various ways microbes are doing their job and gives the reader an impression of their potential.The sixteen chapters of this book summarize the ... Read more

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  • Nanodust in the Solar System: Discoveries and Interpretations

    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Nanodust and nanometer-sized structures are important components of many objects in space. Nanodust is observed in evolved stars, young stellar objects, protoplanetary disks, and dust debris disks. Within the solar system, nanodust is observed with in-situ experiments from spacecraft. Nanometer-sized substructures are found in the collected cometary and interplanetary dust particles and in ... Read more

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  • From Bomber County to Berlin

    From Bomber County to Berlin - An RAF Airman's Wartime Story is a powerful true account of courage, survival, and sacrifice in the Second World War, told through the eyes of Sergeant Albert Walton, a Wireless Operator with the legendary 101 Squadron.Flying on one of the RAF's most secret missions over Berlin, Albert faced near-impossible odds. Shot down during a night raid, he parachuted from his ... Read more

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  • Scheffer/Schachtschabel Soil Science

    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The soils are fundamental to our existence, delivering water and nutrients to plants, that feed us. But they are in many ways in danger and their conservation is therefore a most important focus for science, governments and society as a whole.A team of world recognised researchers have prepared this first English edition based on the 16th European edition.• The precursors and the processes of soil ... Read more

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  • Geothermal Energy

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    Series series Energy (R0)
    The internal heat of the planet Earth represents an inexhaustible reservoir of thermal energy. This form of energy, known as geothermal energy has been utilized throughout human history in the form of hot water from hot springs. Modern utilization of geothermal energy includes direct use of the heat and its conversion to other forms of energy, mainly electricity. Geothermal energy is a form of ... Read more

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