Abstract: Activated carbon is a readily available material that can be added to fertilizers or manures to reduce nitrate nitrogen (NO3-N) contamination of surface and near-surface groundwater. To test the nitrate adsorption performance of activated carbon, its absorbance was compared to that of used wall board (gypsum), sand, carbon, iron Read more…
Various proposals have been put forth to tackle the seemingly insurmountable task of ending world hunger. Though the causes of world hunger are still being debated, many argue that “people are hungry because they cannot afford food,” not because food is scarce.1 If healthy food were inexpensive, then it would Read more…
Going green seems to be a fad for a lot of people these days. Whether that is a good or bad thing, we can’t really say, but for the two of us, going green is not a fad but a lifestyle. On April 22, 2008, we decided to go green Read more…