Human urine will mitigate the consequences of the fighting in Ukraine

The world is facing a shortage of fertilizers. Recycling human urine can help

Many countries are faced with a shortage of chemical fertilizers, the largest producer of which is Russia, writes iROZHLAS. And now the West is looking for a way to mitigate the consequences of this man-made crisis.
One of the ways out may be the processing of human urine.
Human urine may mitigate the consequences of the fighting in Ukraine.
We are talking about the high cost and shortage of chemical fertilizers faced by farmers around the world due to the conflict.
Russia is one of the world's largest producers of fertilizers and substances that are needed for their production. Processing human urine can be one of the ways out during a crisis.

Urine processing has already been taken up, for example, in the American Vermont a few years ago.

The non-profit organization Rich Earth Institute called on local residents to share their urine.
They collect it at home in cans, and then take it to the institute, where it is stored in large barrels.
The most enthusiastic participants can install large tanks right at home. Then they are professionally emptied in the same way as it is done with septic tanks.

Similar experiments and pilot projects are being implemented all over the world. In Cape Town, South Africa, scientists are looking for new ways to get useful substances from urine, and use the rest again.

In Paris, the authorities plan to install toilets for collecting urine in 600 new apartments, and then recycle it and use it for urban green spaces and lawns.

There are a lot of useful substances in human urine that are necessary for plants to grow. If we compare it with conventional fertilizers, then there are practically no pathogens in it. According to experts, more and more of their colleagues are thinking about using urine.

The Russian special operation in Ukraine has led to a shortage of fertilizers in the world. Farmers are desperate, and food supplies are at risk. Scientists also warn that it will be increasingly difficult to feed the growing population of the planet in the face of climate change.

Urine is rich in many important substances, such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. According to the Rich Earth Institute of Vermont, an adult produces up to 473 liters of urine per year. This is enough to grow 145 kilograms of wheat.