Fertilizers typically contain phosphorous, as it's essential to growing plants. Unfortunately, though, it can become "locked" in the soil, and thus not available to crops. That said, it turns out that ...

In an editorial called Be persuasive. Be brave. Be arrested (if necessary) (if necessary) which recently appeared in the science journal Nature, Jeremy Grantham argues that the world's supply of ...

At a wastewater treatment forum on Wednesday, the ministry said that Taiwan loses up to 6,000 tonnes of phosphorus annually ...

Phosphorous was selected by Mother Nature to be the element responsible for holding together all genetic material. As its phosphate form, it is the basis for life. But a small modification of ...

A Global Dependence on Five Countries Just five countries control roughly 85 percent of the world's remaining high-grade phosphate rock reserves: Morocco, China, Algeria, Syria, and South Africa.

Phosphorus is a nutrient most people rarely think about. Yet it touches almost every aspect of our lives—the food we eat and the water we drink. One of its most common uses is in the form of ...

The best way to minimize fertilizer expenditure and maximize efficiency is one you’ve probably heard of before. The 4Rs — right product, right rate, right time and right placement — tell you exactly ...

WHITE phosphorous is currently in the news after claims Turkey had been using banned white phosphorous bombs in their military campaign against the Kurds. It has been claimed the horrific weapons have ...

The U.S. is looking at how to respond if Russia uses chemical, nuclear or biological weapons in Ukraine as Moscow stands accused of using phosphorous bombs. The high-stakes meeting comes after Russia ...

The US government is “certainly concerned” about the possibility that the Israeli military misused US-made white phosphorous munitions during an attack in southern Lebanon two months ago, National ...