Bacterial communities in soil are as resilient to human urine as synthetic fertilizers -- making recycling the bodily fluid as a fertilizer for agricultural crops a viable proposition.
Bacterial communities in soil are as resilient to human urine as synthetic fertilisers -- making recycling the bodily fluid as a fertiliser for agricultural crops a viable proposition, according to a new study.
Co-author Manon Rumeau, from the University of Birmingham, commented:"Our research highlights the potential of recycling human urine to enhance agricultural sustainability, reduce wastewater pollution, and decrease reliance on synthetic fertilisers. Stored urine can be safely applied to a plant-soil system without negatively impacting the soil microbiome."
Scientists fertilised a spinach crop with two different doses of a source-separated and stored human urine -comparing these with a synthetic fertiliser treatment and a water treatment without fertilisation, conducted across four soil tanks in greenhouse conditions.
Soil Types Agriculture And Food Fungus Water Acid Rain Sustainability Landslides
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