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A pint of urine diluted in 8 million gallons would seem to present little threat to human health, particularly since an open reservoir presumably has far greater amounts of bird droppings and even dead animals falling into it. I have never been a supporter of the view that “the solution to pollution is dilution” — a view that supports dumping in the oceans by calculating their “receiving capacity.” However, this seems worse for the environment to treat such a huge quantity of water and then dispose of it over the unpleasant thought of the fouling of the waters.
Notably, the reservoirs are drained twice a year to remove everything from paint cans to animal carcasses.
City Commissioner Randy Leonard, however, insists that there was a potential public health risk created by Seater.
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Besides, if it is any solace to the Portland citizens, he was drinking Coors, which is mainly water anyway.
Πιο σοβαρή η κριτική από το treehugger.com, όπου μάλιστα αναφέρεται ότι τα ούρα ενός υγιούς ανθρώπου δεν αποτελούν έτσι κι αλλιώς κίνδυνο γιατί αποτελούνται κυρίως από νερό και είναι αποστειρωμένα (λέμε "στείρα"; μου ακούγεται παράξενο, αλλά και το αποστειρωμένα λάθος είναι)
Κάτι ξέρουν όσοι ακολουθούν την ουροφαγία: Urophagia is the consumption of urine. There are various reasons that humans may consume urine. Urine was used in several ancient cultures for various health, healing, and cosmetic purposes, practices which are still used by some people of these cultures today. In Western culture, these practices are known as urine therapy, a form of alternative medicine.
A pint of urine diluted in 8 million gallons would seem to present little threat to human health, particularly since an open reservoir presumably has far greater amounts of bird droppings and even dead animals falling into it. I have never been a supporter of the view that “the solution to pollution is dilution” — a view that supports dumping in the oceans by calculating their “receiving capacity.” However, this seems worse for the environment to treat such a huge quantity of water and then dispose of it over the unpleasant thought of the fouling of the waters.
Notably, the reservoirs are drained twice a year to remove everything from paint cans to animal carcasses.
City Commissioner Randy Leonard, however, insists that there was a potential public health risk created by Seater.
...
Besides, if it is any solace to the Portland citizens, he was drinking Coors, which is mainly water anyway.
Πιο σοβαρή η κριτική από το treehugger.com, όπου μάλιστα αναφέρεται ότι τα ούρα ενός υγιούς ανθρώπου δεν αποτελούν έτσι κι αλλιώς κίνδυνο γιατί αποτελούνται κυρίως από νερό και είναι αποστειρωμένα (λέμε "στείρα"; μου ακούγεται παράξενο, αλλά και το αποστειρωμένα λάθος είναι)
Κάτι ξέρουν όσοι ακολουθούν την ουροφαγία: Urophagia is the consumption of urine. There are various reasons that humans may consume urine. Urine was used in several ancient cultures for various health, healing, and cosmetic purposes, practices which are still used by some people of these cultures today. In Western culture, these practices are known as urine therapy, a form of alternative medicine.
