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Re:Can American soil be brought back to life? by graetzer on Monday September 25, 2017 @05:13AM (#15328941)
That is actually not true, sewage can be treated and processed into 'biosolids'. I remember seeing a documentary about this, where they produced fertilizer from sewage in nyc

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/wastewater/biohome.shtml

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Re:Can American soil be brought back to life? by seiferteric on Monday September 25, 2017 @09:17AM (#15330144)
Ya, milorganite exists, and has for like 100+ years, and I am sure there are others, but the total impact I am betting, is very minimal.
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Re:Can American soil be brought back to life? by TeMPOraL on Monday September 25, 2017 @06:14AM (#15329225)
So it can; the question is, whether it is, and at what scale.
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Re:Can American soil be brought back to life? by anubisresources on Monday September 25, 2017 @12:20PM (#15331675)
Human waste has been used as fertilizer for ages. Check out night soil
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