Why are minerals important to science?

i. The Decreasing Levels of Minerals in Today’s Foods Unlike the compost fertilizers of the past, today’s “high-tech” fertilizers do not replace many of the nutrients essential to both the natural growth of crop plants and to human beings, who depend on them for adequate nutrition. read more

The use of minerals as amendments to limit migration of contaminants is widespread. Apatite, zeolite, illite, calcite, and other minerals have been used in a variety of applications. To understand the effectiveness of this approach and its longevity requires a thorough knowledge of the reactions of amendment minerals in the plume chemistry. read more