The Center for Biological Diversity has initiated a legal challenge against the U.S. EPA for approving the use of radioactive phosphogypsum in a Florida road project. The EPA had banned the waste in road construction since 1992 due to health risks. The project at Mosaic Fertilizer's New Wales facility, approved in December 2024, might set a precedent for broader use. Critics are concerned it normalizes the use of toxic waste, potentially affecting public health. Phosphogypsum, which contains radioactive radium that poses cancer risks, is currently stored in hazardous piles in Florida.
"Part of what makes this process so alarming, it's not just a one-off science experiment. It's being billed as the intermediate step between laboratory testing and full-scale implementation of the idea."
"Phosphogypsum contains radium, which as it decays forms radon gas. Both radium and radon are radioactive and can cause cancer."
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