here is a random question for all you environmental engineers and chemists...
say i clean my toilet with bleach. without flushing it, i pee in it. why not a reaction/outgassing of toxic fumes? is there just not enough ammonia in my urine?
really. i want to know.
It's not ammonia in your urine, it is urea, which is an organic nitrogen that breaks down into ammonia.
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i dreamed all about this question last night.
ReplyDeleteneed to refresh my knowledge of the nitrogen cycle! :)
Doc, you're right. From what I learned in organic chemistry urea is basically composed of ammonia and carbon dioxide and, because of the nitrogen in the ammonia part of the compound, is highly soluble in water.
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