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  • Could Human Pee Be the Key to Saving Seagrass?

    Jesse Kathan

    July 06, 2022 |

    Hakai Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    As ecologists look to protect failing seagrass ecosystems, they have turned to a surprising solution: crystallized human urine. In a lab study, seagrass treated with struvite — a crystalline substance formed from human wastewater — had five times more seagrass shoots than those treated with regular fertilizer. It’s difficult to get struvite commercially and it might not work in all types of environments, but if there is more of a supply, this part of human waste could help an important ecosystem.

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