Urine contains most of the nutrients excreted by humans. They are mainly released into the
environment and contribute to the strong disruption of planetary biogeochemical cycles …

The Practical Guidance on the Use of Urine in Crop Production is directed towards decision
makers, professionals and extension workers in the agriculture, water and sanitation …

Organically agricultural products are gaining popularities through out the world as it gives
the consumer satisfaction with a basket of safer and better trusted foods. It is also well …

Human urine is a potential source of nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus and other trace
elements essential for plant growth. Though different study reports indicated its considerable …

Urine has the potential to provide many valuable resources through different treatment and
resource recovery methods. The aim of this work was to evaluate and summarise existing …

The global demand for a constant supply of fertilizer is increasing with the booming of the
population. Nowadays more focus is given to the recovery and reuse of the nutrients rather …

Most of the fertilizers used in conventional agriculture are derived from nonrenewable
resources: natural gas for nitrogen fertilizers and fossil mines for phosphorus and potassium …

Human excreta contain the same nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK) as the
fertilisers used to produce the food consumed. However, human excreta are considered …

Stored human urine had pH values of 8.9 and was composed of eight main ionic species (>
0.1 meq L− 1), the cations Na, K, NH 4, Ca and the anions, Cl, SO 4, PO 4 and HCO 3 …

The availability of mineral fertilizers is becoming more challenging in the future. In source
separated human urine, nutrient ratio is suitable for fertilizer use and nutrients are readily …