Use of compost instead of chemical fertilizer to avoid fluorine contamination of soil, water, and food
| Autor: | Vivian Schatz, Albert Schatz |
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| Rok vydání: | 1972 |
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Pollution
media_common.quotation_subject chemistry.chemical_element Food Contamination engineering.material Environment Soil Japan Health hazard Water Pollution Chemical Fertilizers media_common Waste management Compost General Medicine Fluorine Contamination humanities chemistry Environmental chemistry Soil water engineering Environmental science Fertilizer Environmental Pollution |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Nihon University School of Dentistry. 14(3) |
| ISSN: | 0029-0432 |
| Popis: | This report discusses certain kinds of pollution caused by chemical fertilizers. It also considers how these problems may be minimized or avoided by using compost instead of chemical fertilizers. Particular attention is devoted to fluorine contamination because this element, which is present in phosphatic fertilizers, is a health hazard. That is why the Swedish Parliament, on November 18, 1971, revoked the law allowing communities to fluoridate their drinking water. Fluorine is, among other things, a carcinogen. It is therefore important to minimize our total daily fluorine intake. A more extensive use of compost can help us do that because it has a very low fluorine content. |
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