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Urine grows better fish food

Human waste could be an alternative to chemical fertilizers.

Human urine could nourish the plankton used as food on fish farms. Plankton grown in diluted urine do better than those given other nitrogen-rich materials, ecological engineers have found.

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I believe that there are other studies carried out on the beneficial side of urine.It can be useful in treating human diseases in some cases,where many people drink it and they get healthy since 1420 years ago.this state was written in muslim hadeath.

When we lived in the Philippines and had pots of Bougainvillea, we occasionally watered them with urine to get continuous blooming.

The natural mixture of human urine and human faeces has been used for
centuries as agricutural fertilizer, in France under the name of "Engrais
flamand" (Flemish fertilizer). In the celebrated "Comice agricole"
(agricutural contest) scene of Flaubert's "Madame Bovary" (mid-19th
century), a prize is given for the use of "Engrais flamand". The real
drawback of human urine is its high concentration of sodium. Some
productions, like asparagus, tolerate sodium better than other do, and
thrive on human urine.

The therapeutic powers of urine have great potential but still need to be investigated properly. It is a far more sterile substance when effectively preserved; cannot say the same of random use of human stool, which is very dangerous.

The real drawback of human urine is its high concentration of sodium. good content for thanks.

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