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[at-l] Re: Urine



In a message dated 98-05-07 22:47:55 EDT, you write:

> 
>  Speaking of urine being pure I remember hearing many years ago that on the
>  space ships they recycled their urine and it replenished thier water
>  supply. Or did I imagine it. Anyone know ?

Hi,
Here is the info from NASA  on recycling urine.

Wildbill

  
Water Regeneration: All wastewater -- shower water and other personal 
hygiene water including urine -- is recycled and reused. Urine is 
processed differently than other wastewater by distillation. Other 
wastewater is run through an multi-filtration system and then through 
final purification steps. The water resulting from both recycled urine 
and wastewater is combined for reuse and constantly tested to ensure it 
meets standards far more stringent than are in place for most municipal 
tap water.   
<A HREF="http://pet.jsc.nasa.gov/alssee/demo_dir/ehti2a/factsheet.html">LMLSTP
Phase IIA - Fact Sheet</A>  
<A HREF="http://pet.jsc.nasa.gov/alssee/demo_dir/ehti2/fact.html">Advanced
Life Support Program LMLSTP Phase 2 ...</A> 
<A HREF="http://www.nasa.gov/">NASA Homepage</A> 
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