Phosphate Discovery in Norway

Phosphate Discovery in Norway upsc
  Phosphate deposit discovered
    Can be used to power
      Electric cars
      Solar panels
  About Phosphorus
    Comes from phosphate rock
    Is a finite resource
      Will eventually run out
    Used in agriculture
      90% of mined phosphate
    Largest amount found in
      Morocco’s western Sahara region
      Also in China
      Also in Egypt
    Environmental concerns
      Causes algae blooms
      Refining process is highly polluting
  India
    Deficient in Apatite & Rock Phosphate
    Apatite imports
      Completely dependent on
    Rock Phosphate production
      From two states
        Rajasthan
        Madhya Pradesh

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