Most mining of phosphate rock involves clearing large swaths of vegetation and digging up the soil beneath to reach the phosphate-ore-containing matrix 60 to 80 feet below the surface. This matrix is ...
In a recent paper in the Canadian Journal of Soil Science (2010) 90: 257-266, they showed that combining phosphate rock (PR) with the green manure crop buckwheat didn’t produce agronomically ...
Phosphate mining waste has the potential to completely degrade the natural environment — the land, the air, the water and the soil. The radiation hazards aren’t just a concern for the workers; they ...