Comments on: Ultimate Recycling on the ISS: Urine to Water

By: MDelGaizo

MDelGaizo — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:14:27 +0000

Recycled urine is just the start for future water saving initiatives on our planet. Waste Water Mgt will take on newer projects after this. I'd sooner trust recycled urine to the crap(scuse the pun)currently located in our tap water…why do you think all those purifier products are so popular, or even people who buy bottled water as a 'safe' alternative to tap water? Finding a recycling solution that actually works is amazing work. Good Job!

By: alphonso richardson

alphonso richardson — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:37:50 +0000

if it is going thrugh the same filtration & purification process as tapwater, there shouldn't be a problem drinking it

Where do these 'ugh-yuckky' people think tap water comes from?
H2O Faeries??

By: Nathan Zeldes

Nathan Zeldes — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:40:05 +0000

Actually we've all been using this system since life began on our planet… first we swam in the stuff, then when we came out onto dry land we started drinking recycled water that is purified by distillation and filtering in clouds and soil…

Anyway, IMHO anyone not willing to drink anything for the privilege of going to space should not be given that rare privilege.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Sun, 18 May 2008 19:44:15 +0000

Key phrase: this is cleaner than tapwater.

By: Yoshi

Yoshi — Sat, 17 May 2008 04:28:50 +0000

It's Kevin Costner "Waterworld" meets the ISS. Mmmmm, tasty.

By: george maxwell funky donut

george maxwell funky donut — Fri, 16 May 2008 23:08:23 +0000

A glass of piss ! So fresh !

By: LLDIAZ

LLDIAZ — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:42:42 +0000

SO YOU GUYS ARE SAYING THAT BOTTLED WATER IS DIRTIER THAN TAP WATER PLZ COME TO BOSTON AND SAY THAT…

By: Molecular

Molecular — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:38:47 +0000

Hey, at least its not being used as a liquid for creating wine, which might eliminate some of the filtering processes. Now, that would be scary.

By: Qev

Qev — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:24:43 +0000

Considering (as of 2005) that one in three samples of bottled water had ten times the bacterial contamination of city tap water (not to mention no regulations for testing for parasites), I'll stick with tap water (or recycled urine), thanks. XD

By: tacitus

tacitus — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:00:03 +0000

The answer is whoever happens to be on the ISS at the time. Anyone squeamish about drinking recycled water is just being irrational.

But then, we do have a multi-billion dollar per year bottled water industry when tap water is just as clean and drinkable…

By: dmedici

dmedici — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:43:48 +0000

Which begs the question, who is the first on the ISS to try a nice big glass of this stuff?