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    Fungus unlocks hidden phosphorus from massive industrial waste

    2026-01-28T11:40:00Z

    Researchers have shown that Aspergillus niger can extract large amounts of residual phosphorus from phosphogypsum, a byproduct of phosphoric acid production that is generated in enormous quantities worldwide. More than 40 per cent of the phosphorus locked inside this waste material can be recovered.