Every year on November 19, the United Nations celebrates one of public health's greatest inventions – the toilet. Those who are fortunate enough to have access to one spend more than a year of their ...

ARLINGTON, MA - March 16, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Urine testing remains one of the most commonly used screening methods ...

Diverting urine away from municipal wastewater treatment plants and recycling the nutrient-rich liquid to make crop fertilizer would result in multiple environmental benefits when used at city scale, ...

A urine protein test measures the amount of protein in a urine sample. A doctor may suggest this test to help evaluate and monitor kidney function and potentially detect kidney damage. The kidneys ...

A few previous life-cycle assessments have compared the environmental impacts of urine recycling to conventional systems. But the new U-M study is the first to include detailed modeling of wastewater ...