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Florida sinkhole at Mosaic fertilizer site leaks radioactive water [1]

A sinkhole spanning 45 feet (13.7 meters) in diameter opened at a Mosaic Co phosphate fertilizer facility in Florida, leaking 215 million gallons of "slightly radioactive water," a company spokesma

Publication Date: 
19/09/2016
Reuters [2]
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Water Pollution [3], Hazardous Waste [4], Radioactive Waste [5], Chemical Fertilisers [6], Environment [7], United States Of America (US) [8]
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