HOUSTON, June 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Itafos Inc. (TSX-V: IFOS) (“Itafos” or the “Company”) announced today that Conda has begun production and sales of hydrofluorosilicic acid (“HFSA”). The Company previously identified the extraction and commercialization of HFSA as an organic growth opportunity to monetize the fluoride contained in Conda’s ore. “We are pleased to […]
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Management of Solid Waste Containing Fluoride—A Review
Abstract Technological and economic development have influenced the amount of post-production waste. Post-industrial waste, generated in the most considerable amount, includes, among others, waste related to the mining, metallurgical, and energy industries. Various non-hazardous or hazardous wastes can be used to produce new construction materials after the “solidification/stabilization” processes. They can be used as admixtures […]
Assessment of renal and hepatic dysfunction by co-exposure to toxic metals (Cd, Pb) and fluoride in people living nearby an industrial zone.
Abstract Highlights Impact of F, Cd & Pb on human health is related to the various routes of exposure. Cd, Pb & F levels in human blood was higher around the phosphate plant in Togo. Cd, Pb &F content in human blood declined while moving away from phosphate plant. Biochemical parameters revealed renal & liver […]
The Influence of Fertilizers on the Behavior of Fluoride Fractions in the Alkaline Soil
Highlights Availability and toxicity of fluoride to plants and animal depends on its existing form Fertilizers accelerate fluoride release into the soil solution Di-ammonium phosphate and manure enhance water soluble fluoride through direct input Urea accelerates fluoride release through altering soil’s pH and elemental composition Abstract It has been established that fluoride bioavailability in the […]
Hydrochemical and radiometric evaluation of fresh and thermal waters from Araxá city (Minas Gerais, Brazil)
Abstract This paper reports the hydrochemistry and activity concentration of the natural radionuclides 238U, 234U, and 210Po for three compartments of the hydrological/hydrogeological system in Araxá city, Minas Gerais State, Brazil: 1) mineral waters from the prominent springs Dona Beja (DBS) and Andrade Júnior (AJS), occurring at Barreiro area; 2) surface waters from Barreiro area […]
Fertilizer maker fined $25,500 for air quality violations
Penalty is third in two years for Pasco-based Pacific Northwest Solutions SPOKANE – A Pasco fertilizer manufacturer was fined $25,500 by the Washington Department of Ecology for operating a mobile fertilizer reactor without an air quality permit. Fertilizer production can release ammonia and fluoride, both toxic gases that can be dangerous to people.The penalty is the […]
Piney Point: ‘No community should suffer this’: Florida’s toxic breach was decades in the making
A leak at an abandoned fertilizer plant is just the latest development at a site that has polluted the area since it was built 01:10 Drone footage of Florida reservoir shows toxic water leak near Tampa Bay – video It’s been a week since a significant leak at a long-abandoned fertilizer plant in the Tampa […]
Piney Point: Florida lawmakers budget $3 million to clean up Piney Point and help “put it behind us once and for all”
Piney Point, a former phosphate mining facility that has been leaking potentially toxic water in the Tampa Bay area, may soon be cleaned up and heading to permanent closure. On Wednesday, Florida state senators passed an amendment that would allocate $3 million to clean up and safely dispose of the wastewater that, for decades, has […]
Piney Point: Florida’s latest regulatory nightmare exposes a glaring national failure
As environmental regulators and politicians nervously saluted efforts to prevent the catastrophic release of millions of gallons of wastewater from the aging Piney Point phosphogypsum wastewater storage pond near Tampa, Fla., this week, there was scarce little talk of how we got here. Or of how we’ll prevent similar disasters moving forward. Much like the […]
Piney Point: What you need to know on Monday about evacuations, wastewater dangers
Last week, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection approved the pumping of wastewater into the Tampa Bay ecosystem from a reservoir at Piney Point – a former phosphate plant in Manatee County. A leak in the liner of the reservoir has caused a partial breach in one of the containment walls and officials hope that […]