"**About 80 percent of global ammonia production is used to fertilize crops**; the rest is used to make nitric acid, explosives, rocket propellants, dyes, fibers, and window and floor cleaners." ([Location 1690](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08SGC3TD3&location=1690)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[ammonia]], [[fertilisers]], [[nitric-acid]], [[chemistry]], **Source** -- [[202412030828 - B - How the World Really Works]]