Phosphogypsum, a fertilizer industry by-product, contains naturally occurring radionuclides like uranium and radium. Its radioactivity varies based on source materials, requiring strict controls before any reuse in construction or agriculture.
Industrial By-product
Phosphogypsum stack in Turnu Măgurele: what can we learn from scientific literature
On the left bank of the Danube, a few kilometres from the town of Turnu Măgurele, sits one of Romania’s largest phosphogypsum (PG) deposits: roughly 68.5 hectares of stacks left behind by decades of phosphate-fertiliser production. It is one of four historic PG...
Kutina Citizen Event: Reimagining the Future of the phosphogypsum stack
Intro On 26 May 2026, citizens and representatives of public bodies and research organisations gathered in Kutina, Croatia, for the citizen workshop “Voices for change: exploring solutions for the Kutina stack”. Kutina has a unique relationship with phosphogypsum. For...
Kutina Voices: A White Plain at the Edge of a Wetland
Intro Kutina is a town located in central Croatia that grew up around Petrokemija, a fertiliser complex that employed a great part of the community. Linked to its industrial inheritance, a few kilometres south lies a phosphogypsum stack of around 200 hectares that is...
Phosphogypsum in Kutina: what do we really know?
In this post, we bring together what 15 years of scientific research tells us about the phosphogypsum (PG) stack at Kutina — Croatia’s only legacy of this kind, and one of the lesser-known phosphogypsum deposits in Europe. Between 1983 and 2009, the fertiliser company...
Closing the Carbon Cycle: From Kinetic Control to Industrial Integration
FIC-Fighters’ scientific scaling strategy aims to master CO₂ capture with maximum precision. If you were to visit the pilot plant at the University of Seville, where the valorisation of phosphogypsum (PG) through FIC-Fighters’ NaOH Route is being investigated, the...
From Waste Mountains to High-Value Materials: The “NaOH Route” of FIC-Fighters
How a European project is turning a toxic industrial liability into everyday materials, while capturing CO₂ at the same time. Millions of tonnes of phosphogypsum (internationally known as PG) lie stored in vast open-air stacks across Europe, close to cities and...
FIC-Fighters in Prahovo: Field Work Photo Gallery
These images document the FIC-Fighters field work and community engagement activities in Prahovo and Negotin in Serbia, one of the project’s case studies exploring innovative approaches to phosphogypsum management. The gallery captures field visits to the...
FIC-Fighters in Kutina: Field Work Photo Gallery
The following images document the field research and community engagement of FIC-Fighters in Kutina, Croatia, one of the case studies where the project explores innovative approaches to phosphogypsum management. The gallery captures field research activities and site...
Voices for change: Exploring Solutions for the Prahovo Stack
Intro On 4 March 2026, citizens, environmental advocates, researchers, institutional representatives, and other local stakeholders gathered in Negotin, Serbia, for the FIC-Fighters citizen event. Although the phosphogypsum (PG) stack is located in the nearby little...
In Conversation with Negotin: Living Near Prahovo’s PG Stack
Intro On the banks of the Danube River in eastern Serbia, Prahovo is a small industrial town belonging to Negotin municipality shaped by an active large chemical production complex. The local industrial ecosystem is strongly linked to phosphoric acid production and...