Whats the name of the stuff that shows where urine is present (under a UV Light)?

Question

I need to prove to the owners of the place i train (kick boxing) that the toilets are foul with urine, unfortuanatley photo's don't show how bad they are and i'm so sick of it, i'm willing to pay to prove how bad it is. Does anyone know if the owners are liable and what problems this could cause if it continues (infections / diseases)

Answer 1

I believe that human urine (and the urine of some mamals) is visable under UV or 'Black' light, and you don't need any other equipment other than a way to black-out any windows so that it shows up better (saw a article about how they used UV light to prove how dirty those hotel bed-spreads are)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/london/series9/week_six.shtml

I'm guessing that even if you show the owners photo's of the toilets under UV light it will still fall on deaf ears.

Have a look at any paperwork, contract, renting terms and see if you can see if they are breaking them. Over here in the UK, we'd go to the Citizens Advice Bureau to check out our rights.

If things aren't resolved then I would threatten to look for alternative premises unless it's resolved (this is particuarly good if they have problems renting the place out).

I hope you can resolve this, I can totally appreciate your disgust, I would be exactly the same.

Good luck.

Answer 2

The reason the place is full of foul urine is because the people who urinate there are on supercharged diets and excrete "strong" urine. Now I know you are one of those on a such diet, otherwise you wouldn't be kick boxing.
If you were a keep fit fanatic you would be making everybody drink plenty plenty of water so as to dilute the strong acid urine which as you know "stinks".
Now I know you will not accept what I am saying so the only alternative I can suggest is to play snooker/table tennis instead

Answer 3

You're thinking of a black light.. It picks up the uric acid crystals in the urine. You can pick one up for between 10-20 dollars.
It works best on cat urine, but human is possible if it's as bad as you say.