Would you drive on a road made with phosphogypsum?
They say the road to a public health concern is paved with... a public health concern. That literally is happening in—where else?—Florida,state lawmakers have passed a bill instructing the Florida Transportation Department to study the use of phosphogypsum as an aggregate material in road construction. Can't pronounce"phosphogypsum?" That's okay, all you really need to know is that the material is radioactive.
Anyone who's purchased a home might recognize one of those decay products, too—radon gas. In certain parts of the country with higher concentrations of radon in the soil, it is common for homebuyers to have radon tests conducted on basements and such, and mitigation measures installed where needed to keep radon quantities in the air at acceptable levels.
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