Scientists develop new geochemical 'fingerprint' to trace contaminants in fertilizer

An international team of scientists has revealed high levels of toxic metals in global phosphate fertilizers using a isotopic variants of the element strontium as a tracer to uncover metals in soil, groundwater and possibly the food chain.

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