The Times column highlights the project's robust safety measures, scientific oversight, and the potential to reduce Florida’s gypstacks, as well as the fact that PG is being safely re-used for road construction in other countries around the world. Researchers from the University of Florida are heavily involved in this effort, monitoring air, water, and soil quality to ensure safety while advancing sustainable infrastructure.
"'At the end of the day, we welcome robust testing,” Sarah Fedorchuk, Mosaic’s vice president of government and public affairs, said in response to my questions. “We want people to know this is a safe and worthwhile resource, not a waste, and we are decades behind others who long ago realized just that.
Many of life’s big decisions require measuring risks. In this case, we should not let a natural but often overblown fear of radiation skew the calculation. This road is a sensible and well-controlled test.'"
- Innovation & Stewardship: PG reuse could reduce or even eliminate gypstacks over time, and give the valuable material a “second life” as much-needed road-base to help relieve traffic and congestion at lower cost to Florida taxpayers.
- Proven methods: Similar projects in Europe and Canada have already delivered cost savings and durability.
- Scientific transparency: All findings will be made public.
Let’s stop stacking phosphogypsum and start reusing it through science-backed innovation.
Learn more about the project and its potential benefits by reading the Times’ full editorial here.
