In certain areas across Europe, phosphogypsum (PG) stacks have become enduring landmarks of industrial prosperity—and unresolved environmental risk. From the Danube towns of Prahovo (Serbia) and Turnu Măgurele (Romania), to coastal Cartagena (Spain), and from the post-industrial sites of Barreiro (Portugal) and Veles (North Macedonia) to Kutina (Croatia), near sensitive protected wetlands, each location reflects a different combination of environmental, socio-economical, governance and local context factors
