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Cadmium and Uranium in German and Brazilian Phosphorous Fertilizers

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A collection of phosphorous (P) fertilizers used in Germany (N = 75) and southern Brazil (N = 39) was analyzed for cadmium (Cd) and uranium (U). Both collections show high mean concentrations of Cd (12.0 and 18.6 mg/kg respectively) and U (61.3 and 70.16 mg/kg respectively), while maximum concentrations of 56 mg Cd/kg and up to 200 mg U/kg were found. Currently, up to 42 t Cd and 228 t U are distributed annually on German and 611 t Cd and 1614 t on Brazilian agricultural soils by mineral P fertilizers.

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  • Rock Phosphate
  • Arable Soil
  • Good Agricultural Practice
  • Brazilian Soil
  • Fertilizer Sample

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  1. Integrated Environmental Studies Program, Jacobs University Bremen, Campus Ring 1, 28759, Bremen, Germany

    Geerd A. Smidt, Franziska C. Landes & Andrea Koschinsky

  2. Institute for Analytical Chemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Campus Universitário, CP 5051, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil

    Leandro Machado de Carvalho

  3. Department of Life Sciences, Technical University Braunschweig, Pockelsstraße 14, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany

    Ewald Schnug

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Smidt, G., Landes, F., Machado de Carvalho, L., Koschinsky, A., Schnug, E. (2011). Cadmium and Uranium in German and Brazilian Phosphorous Fertilizers. In: Merkel, B., Schipek, M. (eds) The New Uranium Mining Boom. Springer Geology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22122-4_20

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