Video Talk:Guano
Notes
This is from that 1881 encyclopedia (but somehow I think science has progressed just a bit since 1881... ;-) -- Marj Tiefert
The urine of men and animals living upon flesh contains a large quantity of nitrogen, partly in the form of urea. Human urine is the most powerful manure for all vegetables which contain nitrogen, that of horses and horned cattle contains less of this element, but much more than the solid excrements of these animals. In the face of such facts as these, is it not pitiable to observe how the urine of the stable or cow-shed is often permitted to run off, to sink uselessly into the earth, or to form a pool in the middle of a farm-yard, from which, as it putrefies, the ammonia formed in it rapidly escapes into the atmosphere?
Cultivated plants need more nitrogen than wild ones, being of a higher and more complex organization. The result of forest growth is chiefly the production of carbonaceous woody fibre; of garden or field culture, especially the addition of as much nitrogen as the plant can be made to take up.
Maps Talk:Guano
Do people really eat this?
I could have sworn I saw something on a nature show or something where some indigenous people eat bat guano, but being a sensible person, I knew that it could not be true.
See the Chinese article on Lin Tse Hsu. It appears to say that he scared tourists by eating a food prepared to give the appearance of guano. This may be where the rumor comes from. (Collin237 - 237wins) --Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.203.105.214 (talk) 07:13, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
It says "Its, Dawguang Dih ranq ta jieday waygworen, ta biann jyyshyh chwushy tzowlh idaw horngshuuni tsay, waygworen jiann jong horngshuuni mei maw rehchih, biann lhau chii jiow chy, jyr baa waygworen tanqderuauajiaw, Lintzershyu jiannshiaw, woanhweilh mianntz." Perhaps someone could explain this. (Collin237 - 237wins) --Preceding unsigned comment added by 32.178.68.71 (talk) 12:28, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
- Unsurprisingly, it renders a person insane. - RVJ (talk) 05:58, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
Some more information on Coca Cola's flirtation with guano during the war would be interesting too.
Pop Culture
Ace Ventura's plot was centered around this.
Merge from Phosphate rock island
Please merge any relevant content from Phosphate rock island per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Phosphate rock island. (If there is nothing to merge, just leave it as a redirect.) Thanks. --Quarl (talk) 2007-02-25 04:46Z
Use of Guano
Apparently near the end of the 19th century, guano was imported all the way from the mountains of Chile to be used as fertilizers in the United Kingdom. Can this be included in the article or not? Can anyone find references for this please? --pizza1512 12:07, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
Inaccuracy
There is more than 30 years worth of viable phosphate available for extraction. Please see http://www.energybulletin.net/28720.html and especially http://www.apda.pt/apda_resources/APDA.Biblioteca/eureau%5Cposition%20papers%5Cthe%20reuse%20of%20phosphorus.pdf for details. --Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.112.40.137 (talk) 00:17, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
Ace Ventura
I noticed the movie Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls has as central topic Guano. I have added it to the See also list. Camilo Sanchez (talk)
- While Ace really wanted that dookie, a fictional movie is not vital to one's understanding of the real thing and doesn't warrant a "see also." Rob T Firefly (talk) 18:26, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
Photograph of Guano "Production"
Is this photograph REALLY necessary? Not only is it extremely detailed, but someone saw fit to make sure it was HUGE!
This is entirely a good-natured comment... but MAN. --Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.234.149.2 (talk) 19:03, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
Haha I thought it was really fitting --Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.168.120.77 (talk) 19:03, 3 November 2008 (UTC) -- Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.168.120.77 (talk)
Problem statement
I have a problem with the statement "It is estimated that there is only enough phosphorus from current resources to last about 30 years." I believe that the source is talking specifically about Peru. Besides, I think the source says 10 - 20 years, not 30.
I am not sure what statement should be made from this source as it seems too narrow in scope. WTucker (talk) 05:43, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
seabirds?
Really? Only seabirds specifically? If Canada Geese leave large amounts of excrement by a lake, is that guano? if not, what is it called? Kingturtle (talk) 20:49, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
Weird Wiki statement regarding a statement...
It is written : In this context the United States passed the Guano Islands Act in 1856, giving citizens discovering a source of guano the right to take possession of unclaimed land and entitlement to exclusive rights to the deposits. The guano, however, could only be removed for the use of citizens of the United States.[1] This enabled U.S. citizens to take possession of unoccupied islands containing guano... It ends with a Wiki flag stating that "sources are required", even though it is given via its reference! I don't understand why, some people aren't mature enough to face History? -- Preceding unsigned comment added by HawkFest (talk o contribs) 23:21, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
Contradiction with Blackbirding
This article claims: "There is no documentary evidence that enslaved Pacific Islanders participated in guano mining." It cites: Méndez, Cecilia (1987). Los trabajadores guaneros del Perú, 1840-1879. Lima: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos.
The article on Blackbirding, referring to enslavement of Pacific Islanders claims: "From the 1860s, blackbirding ships in the Pacific sought workers to mine the guano deposits on the Chincha Islands in Peru." It cites: H.E. Maude, Slavers in Paradise, Institute of Pacific Studies (1981)
Logically, one of these claims must be false. 97.83.179.39 (talk) 16:38, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
Contradictory introduction
The first two sentences of the article, "Guano (via Spanish, ultimately from the Quechua wanu) is the excrement of only cave-dwelling bats in general.[1] Most commonly people are mistaken to think that quano is a term used for bird excrement as well," contradict almost all of the text that follows (that is assuming "quano" is a typo, and if it's not it's not a fact that belongs in the lede). The use of the term "guano" in this article is almost exclusively referring to the droppings of birds and hardly mentions bats at all. ? nbmatt 02:44, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
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