Solid Waste Engineering: A Global Perspective, Si Edition
Solid Waste Engineering: A Global Perspective, Si Edition
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ISBN: 9781305638600
Author: William A. Worrell, P. Aarne Vesilind, Christian Ludwig
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Suppose a wet mixture of old bread, leaves, and soil is placed in a pile 1 m tall, and a long thermometer is struck in the middle of the pile. Every other day. the pile is aerated by throwing the mixture into a new pile. Draw a graph showing the temperature in the pile during the first two weeks and explain why these temperature changes occurs.

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