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Eating Too Much Protein Makes Pee a Problem Pollutant in the U.S.

• raxxorraxor 4y ago
  > Microorganisms that feast on dead algae use up oxygen in the water, leading to “dead zones" Great, this is how oil, coal and gas is born. Sure, would take a few hundred million years and it needs to be pushed deeper into the earth by geological forces, but it is essentially recycling with all the plastic we already have in our bodies. > The technology exists to remove 90 percent of nitrogen from wastewater Could maybe resell that at fitness centers again. As Pißwasser or something like that. But seriously while eating less protein might be a good idea, I doubt this nitrogen source is too relevant. Sure, we tend to concentrate it in very few spots like in cites...