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Fertilizers are chemicals. Just because it helps plants grow doesn’t mean it’s not toxic to other living beings, including humans. Imagine you being an insect j

Fertilizers are chemicals. Just because it helps plants grow doesn’t mean it’s not toxic to other living beings, including humans. Imagine you being an insect just chilling and suddenly you’re covered in urea. You’ll die instantly.

hanoz 5y ago
Isn't suddenly being covered in urea a long established hazard of the trade for many insects?
- dylan604 5y ago
  I'm guessing bees and other insects have been plying their trade for much longer than humans have been functioning.
  - hanoz 5y ago
    I wasn't referring to human urea particularly.
    - dylan604 5y ago
      That's not what I meant at all, and I think you know that
      - hanoz 5y ago
        I know what you meant, I was just helping you understand what I meant.
nightski 5y ago
Water is a chemical. Just because it helps humans grow doesn't mean it can't be toxic to other living beings, including humans.
- pabs3 5y ago
  That appears to be true for humans, if you don't take enough electrolytes at the same time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
- ostenning 5y ago
  Jeez, what a constructive comment. I wish everybody in the world spoke like you do, what a beautiful world it would be
- legulere 5y ago
  Most people mean synthetic chemicals when they talk about chemicals. Organisms have adapted to naturally occurring chemicals and their concentrations, which makes them usually less toxic to them.
  - nightski 5y ago
    Fertilizer is primarily composed of nitrogen, phosphorus and iron. You can also buy organic fertilizer and it's a very natural thing... Maybe you are thinking of herbacides or pesticides?