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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (8 children)

It's full of organics, I'm sure it'd be valuable on the moon for growing things.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (7 children)

We dont fertilize our agriculture with human waste as is, there are far too many diseases and such to be transmitted. I believe the north koreans are doing this, and are often suffering from parasites and disease transmitted this way.

To use it on the moon they would need bioprocessors first that break down the waste thoroughly

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Just put it outside for a while; it'll freeze-dry and get sterilized.

(I didn't come up with this insight; I heard it in a video analyzing the plausibility of The Martian.)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Add in some solar exposure and not much survives, from what I've read.

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