The Great Brit Pee Experiment...

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Let me know how this goes....ok?

British gardeners told: go green, pee outdoors | TimesDaily.com | The Times Daily | Florence, AL
  • Profile picture of the author Michael Motley
    so i've been being environmentally conscious all this time and didnt know it?
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    • Profile picture of the author ThomM
      Been doing that for years.
      Urine is a great source of Urea.
      Urea or carbamide is an organic compound with the chemical formula (NH2)2CO. The molecule has two amine (-NH2) residues joined by a carbonyl (-CO-) functional group.
      Urea plays an important role in the metabolism of nitrogen-containing compounds by animals, and is the main nitrogen-containing substance in the urine of mammals.

      Agriculture

      More than 90% of world production is destined for use as a nitrogen-release fertilizer. Urea has the highest nitrogen content of all solid nitrogenous fertilizers in common use (46.7%). Therefore, it has the lowest transportation costs per unit of nitrogen nutrient.
      In the soil, it hydrolyses back to ammonia and carbon dioxide. The ammonia is oxidized by bacteria in the soil to nitrate which can be absorbed by the plants. Urea is also used in many multi-component solid fertilizer formulations. Urea is highly soluble in water and is, therefore, also very suitable for use in fertilizer solutions (in combination with ammonium nitrate: UAN), e.g., in 'foliar feed' fertilizers. For fertilizer use, granules are preferred over prills because of their narrower particle size distribution which is an advantage for mechanical application.

      Urea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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