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Name: Angel G.
Status: student
Age: 11
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Date: 4/18/2002 8:22:32 PM
Question:
Why do oranges take longer to decompose than most other fruits? Does It have anything to do with the fact that they contain citric acid?

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Possibly of interest:

http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/exec/sbea/tes/lessons99/classroom_landfill.html

http://esce.ucr.edu/wasteman/2000/Faber.htm

http://www.cehi.org.lc/archives/41c.htm

Anthony R. Brach, Ph.D.


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