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Originally Posted by arbajeda
Good grief! Have any of you read the bill? Here's, verbatim, the first seven lines of it:
An act relating to the use of phosphogypsum; amending
3 s. 336.044, F.S.; authorizing the Department of
4 Transportation to undertake demonstration projects
5 using phosphogypsum in road construction aggregate
6 material to determine its feasibility as a paving
7 material;
It's a feasibility study, not an authorization for use.
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Thanks for pointing this out. My understanding is that the radioactivity is like radon, which many people have coming from their basements into their house, thus the need for radon mitigation systems.
In this case, it would be totally out in the open air, so the hazard should be mitigated. But, a study is a good idea, and if successful, would allow a waste product to be utilized vs landfilled/otherwise processed.
So a good thing.