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NATURALLY-CONTAMINATED PHOSPHOGYPSUM WASTE [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
CONT

In the past, the phosphate fertilizer industry was the largest generator of incidental waste in Ontario, producing about 900,000 cu.m. per year of naturally-contaminated phosphogypsum waste. Phosphogypsum results from the chemical treatment of phosphate rock and contains low concentrations of uranium and radium, which render it unsuitable for unrestricted use.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Déchets nucléaires

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Desechos nucleares
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