Use+of+Lime+in+the+Trenches

//He was swearing under his breath, steadily, blasphemously, obscenely, intentively. Somebody came running. 'Don't stand there gawping, man,' Logan said. 'Go and get some lime.'// / p. 103 / [|Calcium oxide (CaO)], or more commonly called lime, is a chemical used to break up organic matter as well as sanitize it. Administering lime to a substance can also lower the pH level or the acidity. In the First World War, it [|often used in trenches] to aid in the decomposition of the corpses of soldiers who fell in combat. It is also used for sanitary reasons in mass burials to prevent the spread of disease during an epidemic. 130 million tonnes of lime are produced worldwide with the United States of America and China leading in production. / GH & MT