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More than 1 billion tons of slightly radioactive phosphogypsum waste is stored in “stacks” that resemble enormous ponds at risk for leaks during major storms.
Florida has 25 such stacks, most concentrated around enormous phosphate mines and fertilizer processing plants.
Florida and North Carolina are responsible for mining 80% of the U.S. supply of phosphorous, important to agriculture and munitions production.
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