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Polluted water from Mosaic phosphate plant likely spilled to Tampa Bay during Milton

By Max Chesnes,

1 days ago

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=33Icvq_0w6KuYme00 — Mosaic, the biggest phosphate miner in the world, has been producing fertilizer in Riverview since 1928. This staff photo from 2007 shows the facility that borders the eastern shores of Tampa Bay. [ Times (2007) ]

Hurricane Milton’s relentless rainfall caused a water collection system to breach at the Tampa-based phosphate company Mosaic’s facility in Riverview, likely spilling an unknown amount of polluted water into Tampa Bay, according to a statement from the Fortune 500 company.

The Riverview facility stores a stack of phosphate waste called phosphogypsum, a byproduct that contains radium, which decays to form radon gas.

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