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  2. Street harassment - Wikipedia

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    In their findings, 72% said it was never appropriate to make a "catcall", 18% said it was sometimes appropriate to catcall, and 2% said it was always acceptable. The majority (55%) labeled catcalling "harassment", while 20% called it "complimentary". Americans in the 18–29 age range were the most likely to categorize catcalling as complimentary.

  3. Microbiology of decomposition - Wikipedia

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    Decomposition fluids entering the soil represent an important influx of organic matter and can also contain a large microbial load of organisms from the body. [8] The area where the majority of the decomposition fluid leaches into the soil is often referred to as a cadaver decomposition island (CDI). [ 9 ]

  4. Geophagia - Wikipedia

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    From soil analysis, it has been seen that one of the main compounds in the earth consumed by these primates is clay minerals that contains kaolinite, which is commonly used in medications for diarrheal and intestinal problems. [20] Geophagic behaviour plays an important role in nonhuman primates' health. [4]

  5. Soil - Wikipedia

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    Collectively the Earth's body of soil is called the pedosphere. The pedosphere interfaces with the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, the atmosphere, and the biosphere. [10] Soil has four important functions: as a medium for plant growth; as a means of water storage, supply, and purification; as a modifier of Earth's atmosphere; as a habitat for ...

  6. Human composting - Wikipedia

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    It is also called natural organic reduction (NOR) or terramation. [ 2 ] Although the natural decomposition of human corpses into soil is a long-standing practice, a more rapid process that was developed in the early 21st century by Katrina Spade, entails encasing human corpses in wood chips, straw, and alfalfa until thermophile microbes ...

  7. Why Are People Still Catcalling During a Pandemic? - AOL

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  8. Men in Peru caught catcalling their mothers in disguise - AOL

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    Men Caught Catcalling Their Mothers in Disguise. If you've ever heard a man harassing a woman on the street and wondered, "would they say those disgusting things to their own mother?," it turns ...

  9. Soil contamination - Wikipedia

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    Soil properties such as pH, organic matter content and texture are very important and modify mobility, bioavailability and toxicity of pollutants in contaminated soils. [22] The same amount of contaminant can be toxic in one soil but totally harmless in another soil. This stresses the need for soil-specific risks assessment and measures.