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11. OP article didn't reveal much about the phosphogypsum hazardous materials - here's from 2016

Like a horror story:


Fertilizer plant leak leads to massive sinkhole in Florida

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fertilizer-plant-leak-leads-to-massive-sinkhole-in-florida/

September 16, 2016 / 6:27 PM / CBS/AP

TAMPA, Fla. More than 200 million gallons of contaminated waste water from a fertilizer plant in central Florida leaked into one of the state’s main underground sources of drinking water after a massive sinkhole opened up beneath a storage pond, a phosphate company said Friday.

Mosaic, the world’s largest supplier of phosphate, said the hole opened up beneath a pile of waste material called a “gypsum stack.” The 215-million gallon storage pond sat atop the waste mineral pile. The company said the sinkhole is about 45 feet in diameter.

Mosaic says it’s monitoring groundwater and has found no o
ffsite impacts.

“Groundwater moves very slowly,” said David Jellerson, Mosaic’s senior director for environmental and phosphate projects. “There’s absolutely nobody at risk.”

The water had been used to transport the gypsum, which is a byproduct of fertilizer production, the company said.

That’s not a huge relief to residents like Rob Bentley, who lives in the area, reports CBS affiliate WTSP.

“I’m a little more concerned now. What did they say? Radioactivity possibly? Slightly? Yeah - I’m concerned.” said Bentley.

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The sinkhole, discovered by a worker on Aug. 27, is believed to reach down to the Floridan aquifer, the company said in a news release. Aquifers are vast, underground systems of porous rocks that hold water and allow water to move through the holes within the rock.

The Floridan aquifer is a major source of drinking water in the state. One of the highest producing aquifers in the world, it underlies all of Florida and extends into southern Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina.

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bold type added to emphasize the typical corporate response.
And just like Rush of the Titan, the Mosaic guy has the same cavalier and negligent attitude towards safety.

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K&R for at least making some of the public aware of another dire offense from DeSenseless