Fertilizers contain nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K), indicated by three numbers representing their percentage by weight. Nitrogen promotes leafy growth, phosphorus aids energy ...

Chemical fertilizers have revolutionized gardening, offering quick and visible results by providing plants with essential nutrients. However, these seemingly convenient solutions come with hidden ...

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A study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research investigated the combined effect of different fertilizer types (chemical and organic) on the yield and biochemical constituents of Cannabis sativa ...

Russian Explosive Makers Use Fertilizer Firms to Blunt Sanctions Moscow maintains war effort via acids from EuroChem, UralChem Fertilizer groups are less hit by sanctions due to food needs ...

As part of an agreement between the United States and Russia to exclude the Black Sea from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia would effectively be allowed to export fertilizer using EU ships if ...

Five farmers who live in Johnson County are in a legal battle with the EPA and the fertilizer manufacturer, Synagro Technologies Inc. and its Texas subsidiary, saying the fertilizer contains ...

Crop fertilizers are a major source of pollution, as the chemicals make their way out of the soil and into the natural environment. Scientists are now working on a possible solution to that ...

Russia and Ukraine punched above their weight in the fertilizer market, especially for nitrogen and potash, because of their resource advantages and production scale. Russia was the world’s top ...

Farmers across Washington already spread thousands of tons of fertilizer from human waste on their crops each year, but there’s a major blind spot when it comes to potential contaminants.

Your plants might love fertilizers containing nutrient-rich sewage sludge, but treating your garden or lawn with these products could be exposing you to “forever chemicals.” Some commercially ...

Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds “by several orders of magnitude,” the agency said. By Hiroko Tabuchi For the first ...