In order to feed our growing population without further ruining our planet's resources and while preserving the health of consumers, agricultural practices must become more sustainable.
Cadmium and arsenic are recognized as carcinogenic to humans. Making sure these and other heavy metals don't end up on our plates and in ecosystems is therefore an obvious public health and environmental priority, and it's why
The positive impact of sustainable agriculture
Heavy metals find their way into our food through the phosphate used to produce fertilizers. 'Phosphate rock is extracted from the ground with certain contaminants naturally present in it, and these contaminants go down the entire value chain,' explains
Speaking of runoff, these same contaminants are responsible for events such as red tides in the
Innovation for healthier food
ACCO-PHOS 800 is a reagent, a chemical that causes a desired specific reaction, namely binding with and precipitating cadmium, arsenic and other heavy metals so that they can be removed when the phosphate is transformed into phosphoric acid. 'We specialize in chemical reagents that help our customers purify their ores to get rid of all sorts of impurities,' continues Ryan. 'This is similar in chemistry to molecules that were originally developed for the copper mining industry, but we adapted the technology offering for applications in heavy metal removal. Developing new applications for existing platform technologies is one of our innovation processes!'
At a time when consumer demand for healthier food and environmental protection is getting stronger every day, ACCO-PHOS 800 is part of
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