Archive for July 21st, 2007

Worms threaten climate

21st 2007f July, 2007, Jon

Worms used to make compost, whether at home from biodegradable waste or commercially for large scale fertilizer production are responsible for creating threatening greenhouse gases, as reported at zeenews.com.
German scientists claim that nitrous oxide is produced in the digestion process of decomposing material in the worm’s gut, a gas that contributes to global warming 296 [...]