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America's sewage and manure hold a $5.7 billion key to breaking synthetic fertilizer dependence

Nutrients recovered from animal and human waste could drastically reduce synthetic fertilizer use in the U.S., according to a new Cornell University study that takes into account real-world implementation challenges like processing and transport.

America's sewage and manure hold a $5.7 billion key to breaking synthetic fertilizer dependence
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Nutrients recovered from animal and human waste could drastically reduce synthetic fertilizer use in the U.S., according to a new Cornell University study that takes into account real-world implementation challenges like processing and transport.

Originally published at Phys.org

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