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Old 28-March-2008, 08:33 PM
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...by detecting their methane signatures from discarded diapers.
Organic waste doesn't produce methane; the bacteria that feeds on it produces methane. Unless the microorganisms remain alive and biologically active, there is no methane production and, therefore, nothing to detect.
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