Yeah need something of that sort for testing other contents in the 
dung...Richard hve u tested for the NPK contents in the liquid portion o the 
washed dung...how's it compared to the raw dung form...

Sarbagya 

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On 12/02/2012, at 4:19 PM, Richard Stanley <[email protected]> wrote:

> Brilliant Sarbagya ,
> I now recall that we did same for mineral tests in an undergrad geology 
> class. This is the kind of practical field testing we need . How would one  
> test  for CO for example; what natural markers could one use anywhere?
> Anyone?
> Richard Stanley
> 
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> 
> On Feb 11, 2012, at 22:12, Sarbagya Tuladhar <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Richard,
>> 
>> A copper wire test is to detect the presence of halogens in dung. When u 
>> insert a copper wire in the dung fire the flame color changes to green. On 
>> washing the dung, drying n then burning the dung removed the halogen n hence 
>> no change in the flame color. 
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On 12/02/2012, at 1:28 AM, Richard Stanley <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> Dear sarbagya,
>>> What is the copper wire test?
>>> Richard Stanley
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On Feb 10, 2012, at 18:27, Sarbagya Tuladhar <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Boston 
>>>> 
>>>> I volunteered with EWB Australia in Nepal working on a clean dung burning 
>>>> stove and thus worked with the dung as a fuel . Washing of the dung was 
>>>> done and briquettes which was a real success. Paper pulp used as a binder 
>>>> worked really well. Also the chloride contents of the dung which is 
>>>> responsible for watery eyes was removed on washing the dung which was 
>>>> proven by the copper wire test. We even fabricated a simple dung press for 
>>>> the same. The liquid portion of the dung was reutilised as manure in the 
>>>> fields. Thus the whole sceptism about "should" use dung as manure in the 
>>>> fields and not as a cooking fuel was somewhat solved. Did not test the NPK 
>>>> contents of the liquid portion though...
>>>> 
>>>> Sarbagya 
>>>> 
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>>>> 
>>>> On 11/02/2012, at 2:06 AM, Boston Nyer <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'm looking to clean/rinse cow dung and do not have any experience doing 
>>>>> so.  Does anyone have any experience cleaning dung and would like to 
>>>>> share?  
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>> Boston
>>>>> 
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