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Slosson, Edwin E., 1865-1929

"Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries"

0 | 2,846 | 8.8
Wood ashes | 412 | 4.2 | 621 | 1.9
Waste liquors | | | |
from beet-sugar | | | |
refineries | | | 369 | 1.1
Miscellaneous | | | |
industrial | | | |
wastes | 63 | .7 | 305 | 1.0
| ___________ | __________ | ___________ | __________
| | | |
Total | 9,720 | 100.0 | 32,573 | 100.0
--From U S. Bureau of Mines Report, 1918.

This table shows how inadequate was the reaction of the United States to
the war demand for potassium salts. The minimum yearly requirements of
the United States are estimated to be 250,000 tons of potash.
This completes our survey of the visible sources of potash in America.


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