Urine

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Urine is the liquid produced by the body to rid itself of urea and other waste products. In this context, the urine product refers to pure urine that is not mixed with faeces or water. Depending on diet, human urine collected from one person during one year (approx. 300 to 550 L) contains 2 to 4 kg of nitrogen. With the exception of some rare cases, urine is sterile when it leaves the body.

References

Compendium of Sanitation Systems and Technologies. 2nd Revised Edition

Urine Separation - Closing the Nutrient Cycle

Closing the Loop between Sanitation and Agriculture in Accra, Ghana

Glossary Term Name

Urine

Legacy NID

1762

Legacy VID

29869

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