The company took immediate action to stop the flow of phosphogypsum water from leaking out of the accumulation pool, in full co-ordination with the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection.
ICL has reported that on 30 June a dike partially collapsed at Pool 3 of the Rotem phosphate fertilizers plant. The pool is used for the accumulation of phosphogypsum water, a byproduct of phosphate fertilizer production processes conducted.
The company took immediate action to stop the flow of phosphogypsum water from leaking out of the accumulation pool, in full co-ordination with the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection.