What percentage of urine is water

What is the percentage of water in urine?

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Depends on how much water you have drunk. U will notice that if u drink only water that ur pee will look clear as it is a very high percent water.

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What percentage of water consumed is stored in the body and excreted?

Q: For example, if an average person drank 2L of fluid in a day, what percentage is kept by the body, excreted through urine, and excreted through feces? How much does this vary when one is dehydrated?

A: all water is excreted.if you drink for example ”100 units”60 will go when one urinates10 will go by sweating30 units will go into cells, and 30 will come out again and get excreted for example instools (feces) respiration (breathing)eventually all water is excreted (within about 48 hours) so water needs to be replaced constantly because we’re going to lose water even if we do not drink it – thats why people dies after 48 – 72 hours of not drinking. hope that helps you

What percentage of the population upstream has their urine drunk by lowerstream populations?

Q: The water we drink comes from upstream places. I would like to know what proportion of the upstream population’s urine we drink. This is the water that comes from sewage treatment plants.

A: There is no urine in the water you drink except possible on the molecule level. It would not be detectable, except after an accident. The water is purified before being put back in the river. Depending on the place we are talking about you could be drinking water resulting from the use by >95% of the people. It would include all household uses including the water from bathing, washing, and laundry. See the references on how it works. There would be a greater amount of animal urine than human when they take it out of the river. Again, before use, it is purified again.

How clean is the human urine?

Q: I have heard that its safe to drink it. What’s the percentage of urine is clean? Typically i mean… But if its safe, then why is it colored when you drink when your thirsty and clear when you drink water every minute?yeah , i didnt mean it to be drink it like everyday. sorry for the confusion.

A: the body gets rid of the excessive water, and when there is no waste in the body it goes out clean.i heard that they train soldiers in the desert to drink their own urine so i guess its somehow not poisnous