Decomposition Lab Experiment "Wasting Away" Decomposition of Organic Material ABSTRACT: For a period of eight weeks, an experiment was conducted to see how organic material would naturally decompose. On September 9, two plastic bags of the same size were filled with exactly the same amounts of organic material, a portion of banana peel, some bread, and some soil. The initial weight of each bag was 30.45 grams. One bag was labeled as control subject A, the second …showed first 75 words of 1049 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1049 total…especially accordingly to the time of the year. Some bacteria forms can be dangerous though, especially considering the bacteria that grows on food. Perhaps one day technology will allow bacteria to be fully controlled, and used only to our benefit. REFERENCES: "Beginning With Bacteria", Aug. 6, URL: http://www.ask.com/main/metaAnswer.asp?t=ai&s=a&MetaEngine=... "United States Environmental protection Agency, Nov. 18, 2002, URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/publicat.htm