# New regolith paper; Lunar and Martian Regolith Simulants Desorb and Weather after Exposure to Bioregenerative Life Support System Effluent

**URL:** <https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-regolith-paper-lunar-and-martian-regolith-simulants-desorb-and-weather-after-exposure-to-bioregenerative-life-support-system-effluent/3778>\
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**Created:** [January 22, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-regolith-paper-lunar-and-martian-regolith-simulants-desorb-and-weather-after-exposure-to-bioregenerative-life-support-system-effluent/3778 "2026-01-22T18:57:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![borjabarbero](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/borjabarbero/32/427_2.png) [@borjabarbero](https://awg.osdr.space/u/borjabarbero)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-regolith-paper-lunar-and-martian-regolith-simulants-desorb-and-weather-after-exposure-to-bioregenerative-life-support-system-effluent/3778/1 "2026-01-22T18:57:03Z")

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Studying lunar and martian regolith is critical for enabling sustainable space agriculture and long-term human presence beyond Earth. This research from Harrison Coker and Julie Howe shows that regolith can release essential plant nutrients and valuable elements, potentially strengthening bioregenerative life support systems that recycle waste into food production.

Read full article here; [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.5c00267](https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.5c00267)

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**Author:** ![Harmeet-Singh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/harmeet-singh/32/1593_2.png) [@Harmeet-Singh](https://awg.osdr.space/u/Harmeet-Singh)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-regolith-paper-lunar-and-martian-regolith-simulants-desorb-and-weather-after-exposure-to-bioregenerative-life-support-system-effluent/3778/2 "2026-01-22T20:11:25Z")

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You guys are killing it with this work. Great stuff.