Human Urine Lab Report

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Introduction
Farmers around the world may not be able to afford fertilizers because of high cost. Anyone that has recently visited a nursery can verify how expensive chemical and organic fertilizers have become. However, there is another plentiful and inexpensive fertilizer alternative: human urine. Human urine contains very few, if any pathogens. However, it contains the majority of plant fertilizing nutrients. Human urine contains high levels of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), and sulfur (S). An additional benefit of using human urine, is that you are collecting it instead of flushing it, saving gallons and gallons of water.


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Which solution of human urine would be the most effective fertilizer: …show more content…

After performing a urinalysis at Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital under the supervision of the lab director, I found that urine is indeed very high in nitrogen. I also did a pH test at Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital under the supervision of the lab director, which I found that urine has a neutral pH. Urine is known to contain high levels of the 3 most used nutrients fior plant growth (NPK). Human urine is also known to contain other necessary nutrients. Too much nitrogen can burn the plant roots and cause spindly weak plants, so dilution of human urine is …show more content…

After about two weeks I noticed fuzzy white mold growing on the soil so I decided to take them outside for some sunlight (UV Rays). It was 70°F the day they were outside. Most of the mold growing on the soil had died. However, a few days later all the spinach had died including the ones in fertilizer and control. The zucchini became tall and spindly and had began to tip over. The beans were also getting tall so I decided to string all surviving plants up with yarn to the ceiling. I added a 2ft grow light because they were no longer mobile. (They were previously under a mixture of fluorescent and incandescent

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