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Overview of Fertilizer Industry Impact

The document discusses the properties of a good fertilizer, emphasizing high nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium content, as well as water solubility. It highlights urea as the best fertilizer due to its high nitrogen percentage and addresses pollution issues caused by fertilizer overuse, such as deoxygenation and harm to aquatic life. Additionally, it touches on the role of photosynthesis in removing CO2 and adding O2 to the environment.
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Overview of Fertilizer Industry Impact

The document discusses the properties of a good fertilizer, emphasizing high nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium content, as well as water solubility. It highlights urea as the best fertilizer due to its high nitrogen percentage and addresses pollution issues caused by fertilizer overuse, such as deoxygenation and harm to aquatic life. Additionally, it touches on the role of photosynthesis in removing CO2 and adding O2 to the environment.
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Environment

Properties of a Good Fertilizes


1 High content of N P . .
K

2 Most be soluble in water

NHy 2
SOy NHy NO3 NH2 zCO Urea

16x4x100
n+ (xyxa + 36 + 28 x100
60
130

14xa x100 46 6 %
.
46 6 %
.

132

21 0 %
.

Urea is the best


>
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fertilizer in this case as it has the highest percentage
of mass by Nitrogen .

a) what pollution problem is caused by overuse of fertilizer?


Nitrates and Phosphates from fertilizers leads of water
to deoxygenation
and damage to aquatic life

Photosynthesis
Remove CO2 E adds O2 to the environment.

Chlorophy/ is catalyst
Provides bio-fuel

Carbon Dioxide Sunlight


+ Water n10 Glucose +
Oxygen
Chlorophyl

GCO2 + GHaO CoHi20o + G0a

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