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Jeez, this guy lies like Trump. No wonder he is the heir apparent.
But...
Sheesh
DeSantis said officials are pumping out 33 million gallons of water a day from the pond, and that the water "is not radioactive,"
But...
Phosphogypsum is the "radioactive waste" left over from processing phosphate ore into a state that can be used for fertilizer, according to the Center for Biological Diversity.
"In addition to high concentrations of radioactive materials, phosphogypsum and processed wastewater can also contain carcinogens and heavy toxic metals," the center said in a statement on Saturday. "For every ton of phosphoric acid produced, the fertilizer industry creates 5 tons of radioactive phosphogypsum waste, which is stored in mountainous stacks hundreds of acres wide and hundreds of feet tall."
Sheesh
Toxic wastewater reservoir on verge of collapse in Florida could cause "catastrophic event"
County commissioners have extended the local state of emergency as the situation remains "dynamic."
www.cbsnews.com