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A fertilizer processing plant west of Fort Meade, Florida

By Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 2003 (approx.)
An industrial plant with a smokestack and a background of blue sky
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A fertilizer processing plant west of Fort Meade, Florida. Mined phosphate is used in fertilizer. USGS Land Cover Trends photo from 2003.

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