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Phosphogypsum, a solid waste byproduct from processing phosphate ore to make chemical fertilizer, contains #radium, which decays to form #radongas. Both radium and radon are radioactive and can cause cancer. #Phosphogypsum can contain toxic #heavymetals and other carcinogens, such as #arsenic, #cadmium, #chromium, #lead, #mercury and #nickel
Photo: Polluted waste from Florida's fertilizer industry is in the path of Hurricane Milton
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/30/1185280180/florida-roads-radioactive-desantis-signs-law
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#Florida Moves A Step Closer To Building #Radioactive #Roads
Nothing is quite like the healthy green glow of the open #road.
#Phosphogypsum, and it’s a a byproduct of #fertilizer production, for every one ton of #phosphate refined, five tons of phosphogypsum is produced. Florida produces a lot of this waste material and is currently storing over a billion tons of it. Fertilizer manufacturers are tired of this stuff laying around, taking up room and not making them money.
https://jalopnik.com/florida-moves-closer-to-building-radioactive-roads-1850611031 -
Florida bill allowing radioactive roads made of potentially cancer-causing mining waste signed by DeSantis
#FloridaRadioactiveRoads #Phosphogypsum #CancerCausingMiningWaste #BillSignedByDesantis #EnvironmentProtection #PublicHealth #Politics #News