fertilizers
- plural of fertilizer.
Example Sentences
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Heavy metal pollution is common around industrial sites, mining regions, cities, and towns, but contaminants can also spread into rural landscapes through the air, sewage sludge, fertilizers, and other agricultural products.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
They were looking for a steady source of raw milk at a time when consumers were waking up to the risks of food contaminated by additives, fertilizers and pesticides.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Natural gas accounts for as much as 80% of the cost of nitrogen-based fertilizers like urea, he explains.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has reduced the availability of chemicals needed to make fertilizers, but the impact of higher costs for farmers on food prices will depend on stocks and planting cycles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Even with the modern availability of synthetic fertilizers produced by chemical factories, the major source of crop fertilizer today in most societies is still animal manure—especially of cows, but also of yaks and sheep.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
