How Much Gold is in Our Poop?

Опубликовано 2 февраля 2024, 17:15

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Because of the way digestion works, human poop not only contains dangerous microbes, it also contains a wide variety of other things, many of which we could potentially put to use.

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To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:
- Pathogens: Organisms that can cause disease.
- Reuse of Human Excreta: The safe and beneficial use of treated human poop.
- Biogas: A renewable energy source that’s a combination of methane and carbon dioxide.
- Black soldier fly larvae: Among the most efficient animals at converting biomass into feed.
- Biosolids: Solid organic matter retrieved from the sewage treatment process that can be used as fertilizer among other uses.

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