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Phosphate Discovery in Norway

Santhosh Kumar 14/07/2023

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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