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A crucial commodity, sand is found in everything:
1) Glass for new homes and buildings (think high rise buildings) and of course, cell phone glass (Gorilla glass, etc.).
2) Cement for roads and building structures
3) Phone/Computer/Car CPUs, and other electronics
4) Cosmetics, cleaning materials, abrasives
5) Used in production of consumer and industrial goods and chemicals / pharmaceuticals.
6) Oil fracking. Tons of sand is being stuffed underground.
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According to the video, it takes 10 TONS of sand and gravel to make 1 TON of cement.
Sand near water bodies is more desirable and valuable than sand found in desserts because of the binding quality. Desert sand is too smooth and cannot be used for construction.
1) Glass for new homes and buildings (think high rise buildings) and of course, cell phone glass (Gorilla glass, etc.).
2) Cement for roads and building structures
3) Phone/Computer/Car CPUs, and other electronics
4) Cosmetics, cleaning materials, abrasives
5) Used in production of consumer and industrial goods and chemicals / pharmaceuticals.
6) Oil fracking. Tons of sand is being stuffed underground.
Behind the looming global sand crisis
Even though sand can be found in nearly every single country on Earth, the world could soon face a shortage of this crucial, under-appreciated commodity. Sand use around the world has tripled in the last twenty years, according to the UNEP. That's far greater than the rate at which sand is being...
According to the video, it takes 10 TONS of sand and gravel to make 1 TON of cement.
Sand near water bodies is more desirable and valuable than sand found in desserts because of the binding quality. Desert sand is too smooth and cannot be used for construction.
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