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Pee-cycling: Turning human urine into fertilizer

Researchers around the world are studying the use of recycled human urine as agricultural fertilizer, to return precious nutrients and minerals to the soil. Correspondent Faith Salie talks with representatives of the Rich Earth Institute about the process of collecting, pasteurizing and distributing massive quantities of pee, and with farmers and gardeners in Vermont who are using urine on their land.
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