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Is it ok to pee in the ocean?
Greg - 4/14/2015 6:06 AM
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Is it ok to pee in the ocean?Urine is 95 percent water with sodium and chloride ions. But urine contains something the ocean does not; urea. Urea is a water-soluble organic compound that helps the body rid itself of nitrogen. When urine and ocean water combine, the nitrogen in urea produces ammonium and acts as food for the ocean’s plant life. So go for it, you’re helping to save the ocean!

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narizdiver - 6/30/2015 8:35 AM
plus it will allow you to bust your dive by releasing nitrogen from your body, giving you more dive hours! JUST KIDDING
pera68 - 4/30/2015 6:48 PM
In fact i do help a lot, as son as i enter i have to pee, ups
jx3diverj - 4/16/2015 9:17 AM
Hurray
WarmWaterTurner - 4/15/2015 6:25 AM
I am always up for contributing to the health of the oceans!
Eric_R - 4/14/2015 6:37 PM
Like fish don’t pee in the ocean?