Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill that allows the Florida Department of Transportation to conduct a feasibility study to determine if the radioactive byproduct of phosphate mining can be used as a construction aggregate material for roads.
The new law adds phosphogypsum to the list of “recyclable materials” that can be used as road construction aggregate material. Critics say this poses a risk to public health.
Currently, the list includes ground rubber from automobile tires, ash residue from coal combustion and waste incineration facilities, oil combustion byproducts, recycled mixed-plastic material, construction steel made from scrap metals, glass, and glass aggregates….