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A media report here in .au today told me only 1% of the ammonium nitrate sold here is for fertiliser, and 99% is used to make explosives for mining. (I can't f
by bigiain 6y ago
A media report here in .au today told me only 1% of the ammonium nitrate sold here is for fertiliser, and 99% is used to make explosives for mining.
(I can't find the article I read, but my guess is that writer got those numbers from here: https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/injury-prevention-safety/hazardous-chemicals/specific-hazardous-chemicals/ammonium-nitrate https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/injury-prevention-safety/haz... )
- read_if_gay_ 6y agoBut Australia probably has a pretty strong mining and relatively weak farming industry compared to most other nations.
- brailsafe 6y agoAfaik, specifically cultivation of plants that require fertilizer might be lacking, but that farming animals (cow, sheep) is significant