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The vast majority of nitrogen fertilizers are produced by burning natural gas with atmospheric nitrogen to produce NH3, NH3OH and CO2. https://en.wikipedia.org
by IdeaHamstir 9y ago
The vast majority of nitrogen fertilizers are produced by burning natural gas with atmospheric nitrogen to produce NH3, NH3OH and CO2.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haber_process https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haber_process
I guess in a way, the natural gas extraction is a mining process.