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New Exotic Isotope of Fluorine Discovered: Fluorine-13
Fluorine is the chemical element with the symbol F and atomic number 9. It is the most chemically reactive element on the periodic table and the lightest member of the halogen elements. At standard conditions fluorine exists as a highly toxic, pale yellow diatomic gas. It has 18 known isotopes ranging from 13F to 31F […]
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Piney Point: Florida reservoir collapse: What is phosphogypsum and is it radioactive?
Manatee County officials along Florida’s Gulf Coast have ordered more than 300 people to flee from their homes should the reservoir breach. The collapse of the Piney Point reservoir threatens a full-blown environmental disaster at a former phosphate mining facility. The National Guard has been deployed to help coordinate the emergency response after one of […]
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Piney Point: Citizens’ Petition to EPA for Rulemaking: Phosphogypsum and Process Wastewater from Phosphoric Acid Production, Feb 8, 2021
February 8, 2021 Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW #1101A Washington, D.C. 20460 Regan.Michael@epa.gov Re: Petition for Rulemaking Pursuant to Section 7004(A) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act; and Section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act Concerning the Regulation of Phosphogypsum and Process […]
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Piney Point: We are Out of Close Calls at Piney Point
Earlier this week, a compromised liner for one of two retention ponds at a long-defunct phosphate processing facility in northwest Manatee County called Piney Point led to tens of millions of gallons of nutrient-rich water being discharged into Tampa Bay. By Friday, crews were evacuating the surrounding area in anticipation of an “imminent collapse” that […]
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Opinion: High gains but very low risks for reintroducing fluoride in Calgary’s water
You don’t have to be in the health field to appreciate the overwhelming evidence that supports the benefits of adding fluoride into public drinking water. In 2011, Calgary’s city council decided to discontinue fluoridating Calgary’s drinking water. This act came in direct opposition to all prominent health bodies’ recommendations. There are over 70 years of […]
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Piney Point: Imminent Failure of Phosphogypsum Stack in Tampa Bay Exposes Phosphate Industry Risks.
Catastrophic Wastewater Release Highlights Need for Federal Action ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Manatee County officials have issued evacuation orders for the area surrounding Florida’s Piney Point in anticipation of the imminent catastrophic collapse of a phosphogypsum stack retention pond holding up to 700 million gallons of wastewater. It has been reported that 22,000 gallons a minute […]
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Novel aluminium (hydr) oxide-functionalized activated carbon derived from Raffia palm (Raphia hookeri) shells: Augmentation of its adsorptive properties for efficient fluoride uptake in aqueous media
Highlights RPSAC and ACRPSAC synthesized from Raffia palm shell biomass. ACPSAC had enhanced porosity and BET-surface area of 715.80 mg/g. Adsorptive removal performance of adsorbents for fluoride compared. Excellent fluoride adsorption capacity of 4.10 mg/g for ACRPSAC. Fluoride adsorption describes well with Langmuir model. Regeneration of ACRPSAC possible by recoating with Aluminium (hydr) oxide. Abstract […]
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Piney Point: Florida Gov. DeSantis declares a state of emergency for Tampa-area water waste issue
(CNN) Florida’s Manatee County Public Safety Department has declared a state of emergency and ordered a complete evacuation of the Piney Point reservoir site and surrounding areas due a leak that could cause a collapse of phosphogypsum stacks, waste that is created during fertilizer production and phosphate rock mining. The Tampa-area reservoir could cause structural […]
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Piney Point: Florida emergency as phosphate plant pond leak threatens radioactive flood
‘No longer safe to be anywhere near Piney Point’, says official Millions of gallons of wastewater contain radium and uranium Florida governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency on Saturday. Photograph: Paul Hennessy/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock The governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, declared a state of emergency on Saturday after a significant leak at a large […]
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A Watershed Summit
On World Water Day, a virtual round table session organised by India Today brought together some of the best minds working to resolve the daunting water crisis facing India. “Water is the world’s most replenishable substance,” said Sunita Narain, kicking off the India Today Water Round Table on a positive note. “It is not necessary […]
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