Phosphorus Misuse Threatens Environment

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UK scientist wins prize for invention that could help avert ‘phosphogeddon’

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Phosphorus is a key component of fertilisers that have become vital in providing food for the world.

But at the same time, the spread of these phosphorus compounds known as phosphates into rivers, lakes and streams is spreading algal blooms that are killing fish stocks and marine life on a huge scale.

Company Rookwood Operations, based in Wells , Somerset , has launched a product that enables phosphates to be extracted from problem areas and then reused on farmland.

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