Lime production: traditional techniques in Patarra, Costa Rica
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• The Small Scale Vertical Shaft Lime Kiln: A practical guide to design, construction
and operation Kelvin Mason, Practical Action Publishing, 1999
• Building with Lime: A practical introduction. Revised Edition Stafford Holmes &
Michael Wingate, Practical Action Publishing, 2002/3
This technical brief was originally prepared for basin, Building Advisory Service
and Information Network.
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