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Tackling the growing global problem of phosphate contamination in water [1]

The fertiliser we use to grow ripe and healthy vegetables is doing damage to our groundwater, and it is often due to one thing: phosphate.

Publication Date: 
07/10/2014
Guardian (UK) [2]
Tags:
Water Pollution [3], Groundwater Pollution [4], Chemical Fertilisers [5], Greenpeace [6], Mining [7], Environment [8]

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