Gypsum is a naturally occurring mineral that has been used in the United States since Benjamin Franklin first applied ground raw gypsum, called land plaster, on his soils. Today, as Franklin did ...
To address these challenges, Cheatley has partnered with NDSU Extension to remediate soils by incorporating flue gas desulfurization gypsum, a by-product from the combustion of coal. He’s ...
It grows in cryptobiotic soil crusts — living soils made of blue-green algae, lichens, mosses, micro fungi and bacteria. This small plant grows to a few inches in size and has tiny yellow flowers that ...