ESTIMATION OF NITRATE AND PHOSPHATE LEACHING FROM LYSIMETER SIMULATION OF RICE STRAW LANDFILL BIOREACTOR AND EVALUATION OF FERTILIZER QUALITY OF RESULTING COMPOST

Estimation of Nitrate and Phosphate Leaching from Lysimeter Simulation of Rice Straw Landfill Bioreactor and Evaluation of Fertilizer Quality of Resulting Compost

Rice is the staple food in Sri Lanka where more than 40% of the farmers are engaged in paddy cultivation producing approximately 4.1 million metric tons of paddies.Cultivation of paddy results in almost the same quantity of rice straw annually out of which a very high proportion is wasted.Hence, there is an enormous potential of utilizing paddy str

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Winning wars: the triumphs and myths of technology

This paper examines the use of technology in warfare, from the Great War, with its use of artillery, to the War on Terror, with its breakthrough in air and drone power.The use of drones, due to Dab Inserts their alleged precision, was meant to be ethical and legal.Strategic bombardment, it was claimed, could win wars.It would also cement the Americ

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