An environmental group urged a federal appeals court to toss out a decision by the EPA that would allow using phosphogypsum, ...

Tampa fertilizer giant Mosaic is seeking federal approval to use an estimated 337 tons of phosphogypsum, a mildly radioactive byproduct from the company’s phosphate manufacturing process, as a ...

Tampa-based fertilizer giant Mosaic wants to use more than 330 tons of its mildly radioactive phosphate manufacturing byproduct, called phosphogypsum, in a 1,200-foot stretch of road at its New ...

Countries throughout South America, Asia, Europe, Africa and Canada permit the reuse of phosphogypsum, according to The Fertilizer Institute, an industry advocacy group whose members include Mosaic.

The study needed to be done by April 1, 2024. If it was deemed “suitable,” phosphogypsum could then be used in road construction projects, as long as it followed rules set forth by the EPA.

Phosphogypsum is a radioactive waste product that forms when phosphate ore is processed into fertiliser. The material emits the radioactive gas radon and contains trace amounts of uranium, thorium ...

With the recent scare at Piney Point, we’ve heard about phosphogypsum stacks and heard about how risky they can be for our environment. So, why do we have them? Phosphogypsum might sound like ...

The EPA regulates phosphogypsum because the material contains radium-226, a naturally occurring radioactive substance that produces radon gas, which is a hazardous air pollutant.

Huge phosphogypsum dump sites can be seen in all corners of China. Near the banks of the Yangtze River in central China’s Wuhan area, raw phosphogypsum is spread over 20 acres and packed 65 feet ...

For every ton of phosphoric acid produced, you get five tons of phosphogypsum. Yep, those big mountain piles you see driving along State Road 60 east of Mulberry are gypsum stacks.