Is It Okay To Pee In The Sea? Doctors Say Yes, Ecologists Say No
“Urinating in the sea is generally not considered harmful to humans or swimmers,” Dr Nirusa Kumaran, medical director and founder of Elemental Health Clinic tells HuffPost UK. “Despite urine containing toxic by-products from humans such as urea, 95% of urine is actually water, and when diluted in seawater the concentrations of the toxic by-products are very low and unlikely to cause harm.”
Article source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/brits-could-get-charged-ps645-for-urinating-in-the-spanish-sea_uk_62b304ebe4b04a617363f7c4
Is It Okay To Pee In The Sea? Doctors Say Yes, Ecologists Say No
“Urinating in the sea is generally not considered harmful to humans or swimmers,” Dr Nirusa Kumaran, medical director and founder of Elemental Health Clinic tells HuffPost UK. “Despite urine containing toxic by-products from humans such as urea, 95% of urine is actually water, and when diluted in seawater the concentrations of the toxic by-products are very low and unlikely to cause harm.”
Article source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/brits-could-get-charged-ps645-for-urinating-in-the-spanish-sea_uk_62b304ebe4b04a617363f7c4