Agriculture

Agriculture

Greensmiths Agri Minerals Graphite Sand (AMGS) has numerous beneficial uses in the agricultural sector. Graphite sand is produced from graphite mine tailings and this organic matter once considered waste, is showing its ability to radically change how we manage and improve agriculture as we know it.

Below are some of the various uses:

Air Quality

Air quality can greatly benefit from the use of our graphite sand by way of point of source use. Some examples would include but are not limited to:

• Pesticide drift can lead to air pollution as wind can carry the chemicals to nearby areas, endangering human health and ecosystems.
• Animal confinement such as livestock emissions from animals is a significant source of air pollution due to the release of ammonia, methane, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from livestock waste. These emissions contribute to smog formation and greenhouse gas effects.
• Fertilizer use the application of synthetic fertilizers can result in the release of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas that also contributes to ozone depletion in the stratosphere.
• Landfill air contamination occurs when pollutants are released into the air from a landfill site. This happens through various processes, such as the decomposition of organic waste, the burning of waste materials, or the release of gases from buried waste. These pollutants may include methane, carbon dioxide, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), and particulate matter. The release of these contaminants can contribute to air pollution and can have negative effects on human health and the environment.
• Photocatalysis is showing to reduce odorous gases in the agriculture industry and specifically, livestock and poultry farming.

AMGS is an excellent resource to drastically reduce these emissions.

Aquatic Ecosystems

Aquatic ecosystems benefit by way of absorbing ammonia and ammonium in water. Low in cost, this is a solution that has many additional benefits to nature and the removal of pollutants. You can simply and effectively manage aquatic ecosystems with AMGS.

Carbon Capture

Carbon capture is achieved when our graphite sand is applied through land application. It is important to note that carbon capture is not the only benefit when land application is utilized. Refer to any of the subjects on this page for examples of carbon capture benefits from AMGS.

Plant Health

Metagenomic testing has proven to increase overall plant health. Thus, working as a biological inoculant to produce higher yields. You may review the results from Dr. Penton at Arizona State University: Click Here

AMGS has proven to increase healthy bacteria such as:

Poultry Dust

AMGS works as poultry dust to control pathogens without the use of synthetic pesticides. Thus, reducing the need for antibiotics and helping control antibiotic resistance. Furthermore, our graphite sand suffocates and kills pests that are typically problematic for poultry. It also aides in the digestion process of chickens.

Water Systems

As it pertains to water quality, our AMGS reduces nitrogen (N) leachate into creeks, rivers, aquifers, and estuaries.

Additionally, it can remove and destroy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) when used with filtration processes. In fact, Rice University in Texas developed a method to clean dirty water and make it drinkable by using graphite mine tailings.

Point of source use in landfills and animal confinement areas, is also applicable as these situations can produce contaminated wastewater runoff.

As mentioned previously, the benefits to the agriculture industry are numerous. AMGS has the ability to greatly improve issues that previously, would be catastrophic to farmers and ranchers.

For more information on our Agri Minerals Graphite Sand (AMGS) and sales, contact us.