Posted on 09/15/2016 7:38:27 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
Researchers are scaling up successful trial methods of producing safe fertilizer from urine to reduce water pollution and to replace synthetic fertilizer, whose manufacture is energy intensive and expensive.
But removing bacteria, residual pharmaceuticals and viruses from urine - which urban legend wrongly maintains is sterile - is the simpler part of the problem.
More difficult is persuading people to eat the food.
(Excerpt) Read more at kmov.com ...
I know dried chicken urea is available in boxes for use as fertilizer.
They used it on sailing ships for laundry I think into the 1800’s
The dose of nitrogen is strong especially in morning urine and can kill weeds or grass, but it can fertilize also.
And according to healthline.com: The normal range of urine output is 800 to 2,000 milliliters per day if you have a normal fluid intake of about 2 liters per day.
Let's take the average of 1400 ml per day. That's 130 gallons per year. I pay about 0.5 cents per gallon incremental price for water, so I have $0.65 worth of water in my urine per year. Is it worth the effort to figure out how to filter it out and water crops with it? Well, maybe use it to water crops or fight forest fires in California.
This is wonderful.
I think that wastewater from the Washington DC area should be recycled right to the Capitol building - that would be an excellent start.
You can over-fertilize you know it burns the plants.
Ancient Rome required people to pee in buckets for collection. Useful stuff.
Some plants already incinerate sewage sludge to produce sewage ash, which contains 5-10% potassium and can be used as fertilizer or a fine aggregate substitute in asphalt.
I meant phosphates
Where BraveMan goes, nothing grows.
My mom never knew the real reason her rose bush just outside her garage i.e. My shop grew so well beer piss
“I am saving my for Hillarys grave.”
That might become a really crowed place.
The problem with some of the urine is the crap in the food we eat. Garbage in, garbage out applies here as well.
That said, the average adult who eats responsibly most days should be good to spread the liquid gold. Don’t live on twinkies and cheetos and dont keep peein’ in the same square foot of garden. There’s a reason the best watermelons grow over the septic tank.
*** “I do it all the time.” ***
Once the Doc put me on BP Meds... it is like “Why Wait”
Kinda liberating ... cause I don’t care, nor do I worry.
(It is good for the Grass)
Long trips are a bummer for those that travel with me though, embarrassing at first, then they seem to get in the spirit and we just pull over anywhere an let er rip .. as long as I ain’t driving, they can do whatever they want, I just tell them what is gonna happen if they don’t pull over.
*** “In ancient Rome, human urine was used to launder woolens” ***
More than that they used it to whiten teeth and for Mouth Wash ... (no kidding)
You can also spray it on you after being stung by sting rays in the ocean. It is a little difficult if you are a female doing the “spritzing” of urine, but it works. Easier for a male to aim.
You can also spray it on you after being stung by sting rays in the ocean. It is a little difficult if you are a female doing the “spritzing” of urine, but it works. Easier for a male to aim.
Walked away for a bit. Thought I forgot to post. Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea Maxima culpa.
Bttt
Yes it does burn plants. Just look where your dog pees. Luxurious growth around the perimeter where it dilutes. Dead in the center.
Can also use it to clean up diesel exhaust. Just pee in the gas tank. :^)
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