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 No hair-raising experience this [1]

Courtesy earthworms, hair, weed easily converted to manure

in 2003, the government ordered the closure of several hair processing units, which made wigs, in Karnataka because of pollution. Burning of hair resulted in toxic elements, which caused allergies. The problem with human hair is it takes hundreds of years to decompose (see

Publication Date: 
30/08/2008
Archita Bhatta [2]
Down to Earth [3]
Tags:
Vermiculture [4], Natural Fertilisers [5], Earthworms [6], Waste Conversion [7], Parthenium [8], Science And Technology [9], Patents [10], Punjab [11]

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