Comments on: Is Egypt in denial about Nile phosphate pollution? https://www.greenprophet.com/2015/04/is-egypt-in-denial-about-nile-phosphate-pollution/ Sustainably Driven. Future Ready. Mon, 27 Apr 2015 05:59:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Pollution News week ending April 26th 2015 https://www.greenprophet.com/2015/04/is-egypt-in-denial-about-nile-phosphate-pollution/#comment-1030491 Mon, 27 Apr 2015 05:59:25 +0000 http://www.greenprophet.com/?p=109765#comment-1030491 […] greenprophet.com: Is Egypt in denial about Nile phosphate pollution? A barge carrying 500 tons of phosphate capsized in Upper Egypt last week after a run-in with a […]

]]> By: Laurie Balbo https://www.greenprophet.com/2015/04/is-egypt-in-denial-about-nile-phosphate-pollution/#comment-1030431 Sat, 25 Apr 2015 03:27:18 +0000 http://www.greenprophet.com/?p=109765#comment-1030431 In reply to Chris Bystroff.

Thanks for the comment – we’ll follow local news for updates, and aim to report back with specific findings if and when they are released.

]]> By: Chris Bystroff https://www.greenprophet.com/2015/04/is-egypt-in-denial-about-nile-phosphate-pollution/#comment-1030422 Fri, 24 Apr 2015 19:40:24 +0000 http://www.greenprophet.com/?p=109765#comment-1030422 If this is mined phosphate, it is in the calcium bound state ( Ca3(PO4)2 ), with some of the magnesium form. Both are nearly insoluble. It will leach very slowly into the water. It should be possible to recover the phosphate by dredging.

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