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Agricultural applications of chemical fertilizers are a world wide practice. The specific activity of uranium-238 and heavy metals (As, Cd, Cu, Pb and Se) in phosphate fertilizers depends on the phosphate ore from which the fertilizer produced and on the chemical processing of the ore. Composite phosphate fertilizers samples where collected and the uranium-238 specific activity, in Bq/kg, and As, Cd, Cu, Pb and Se concentration in ppm were measured. The annual addition of these elements in soil due to soil fertilization were calculated and discussed.
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Khater, A.E.M. (2008). Uranium and heavy metals in Phosphate Fertilizers. In: Merkel, B.J., Hasche-Berger, A. (eds) Uranium, Mining and Hydrogeology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87746-2_26
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