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Because mineral phosphorous fertilizers are often loaded with uranium (U), their application could cause a significant U contamination of agricultural soils. In order to predict the mobility and plant availability of U, it is necessary to describe the liquid/solid distribution of U in soils. First results indicate a high adsorption of U onto the soil matrix. Freundlich adsorption coefficients (log Kf) range between 1.3–6.7 and illustrate the different sorption capacity of the investigated soils.
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Setzer, S., Julich, D., Gäth, S. (2011). Sorption Behavior of Uranium in Agricultural Soils. 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_67
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